Description:
Rhizophoraceae (Burma mangrove family) »
Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr. kar-uh-LEE-uh -- from the Telugu carallie, the name of Carallia lucida..
Paxton's Botanical Dictionary brak-ee-AY-tuh -- branched at right angles, arm-like..
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: freshwater mangrove • Assamese: daini jam, কাউ-থেকেৰা kau-thekeraa • Bengali: kierpa • Garo: thekra aga • Kannada: ಅಂಡಿಮುರುಗಲು andimurugalu, ಅಂಡಿಪುನರ್ andipunar • Khasi: dieng sohlangbali, dieng sohsyllih • Konkani: पोनसी ponsi • Malayalam: വല്ലഭം vallabham, വങ്കണ vankana, വറങ്ങ് varangu • Marathi: फणशी phanshi • Mizo: thei-ria • Nepali: काठे केरा kathe kera • Tamil: அந்திமிரியம் antimiriyam • Telugu: ¿ గిజరు ? చెట్టు gijuru chettu, karalli Native to: Madagascar, tropical Asia, n Australia, Pacific islands References:
Flowers of India •
Biotik •
eFlora •
ENVIS - FRLHT. Date: 27 December 2011, 17:01. Source:
kierpa (in Mizo). Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
15° 57′ 17.65″ N, 74° 01′ 39.65″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 15.954902; 74.027680.