Dear friends, Just found that the plant is known by the name tangal in Tagalog in the Philippines.
Many thanks, regards. Dinesh On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear friends, > > How is specific epithet *tagal* (in context of *Ceriops tagal*) derived ? > It is not found to be a vernacular name in any language of regions with > mangroves. > Any connection with OR named for the Tagal, the Malayan race of south east > Asia ? > > Regards. > Dinesh >
