Really a grear set of photos to differentiate two species ... thanks for the
hard work
tanay

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:

> Acanthaceae (acanthus or ruellia  family) » *Avicennia marina* (syn. *Sceura
> marina*)
> ... also placed in Avicenniaceae, Verbenaceae
>
>
> av-ih-SEN-ee-uh -- named for Avicinna (Ibn Sina), Persian
> physician-philosopher
> mar-EE-nuh -- meaning, of the sea
>
> *commonly known as*: grey mangrove, white mangrove • Gujarati: tavarian •
> Kannada: ipati • Malayalam: ഒറയി orayi • Marathi: तवीर tavir, तिवर tivar •
> Tamil: kanna • Telugu: తెల్ల మడ tella mada
>
> *Native to*: s, e Africa, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, China,
> Japan, Australia
>
>
> *References*:
>  • Flowers of India ...
> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Grey%20Mangrove.html
>  • The Trees of Mumbai by M. Almeida & N. Chaturvedi
>  • Floristic Survey ...
> http://iscmumbai.maharashtra.gov.in/floristic%20survey.html
>
>
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> Views attached from:
> ... Vasai creek near Vaghbil
>
>
> More views at:
> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Avicenniamarina&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags&z=m
>



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