Photos are beautiful. Sundarban is named after this plant.
On Sep 16, 12:11 am, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > via Species > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species>> H > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/h> > > > *Heritiera littoralis* Aiton > [image: Heritiera littoralis > Aiton]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5927447934/> > > [image: Flowers of > India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Looking%20Glass%20Mangrov...> > [image: > Discussions at > efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Heri...> > [image: > more views in > flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Heritieralittoralis&m=tags&z=m> > [image: > more views on Google > Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Heritieralittora...> > > *her-ee-tee-ER-a* -- named for Charles Louis de Brutelle L'Heritier, French > botanist (best known for naming Eucalyptus) > *lit-tor-AY-liss* -- of the sea shore > > *commonly known as*: looking glass > mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/l...>, > Sundarban > mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/s...>, > tulip > mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/t...>• > *Bengali*: সুন্দরী > sundari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/s...>• > *Kannada*: ಚಂದ ಮರ chanda > mara<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/c...>• > *Malayalam*: മുകുരം > mukuram<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam...>• > *Marathi*: सुंदरी > sundari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/s...>• > *Oriya*: > sundari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/sun...>• > *Tamil*: சொன்முந்திரி > conmuntiri<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/con...>, > சுந்தரி > cuntari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/cun...>, > கண்ணாடியிலை > kannati-y-ilai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kan...> > > *botanical names*: *Heritiera littoralis* Aiton ... *synonyms*: *Amygdalus > litorali*s (Dryand.) Kuntze • *Balanopteris tothila* Gaertn. • *Heritiera > minor* Bojer > > Regards. > Dinesh
