via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > K <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/k> > *Kandelia candel *(L.) Druce ... (family: *Rhizophoraceae*) [image: Kandelia candel (L.) Druce]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5509493948/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Narrow-Leaved%20Kandelia.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Kandelia%20candel> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Kandeliacandel&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Kandeliacandel&format=kml_nl> *kan-duh-LEE-uh* -- from Malabar name of the plant, *kantal* (ക്കണ്ടല്) *KAN-del* -- from Malabar name of the plant, *kantal* (ക്കണ്ടല്) ... *Hortus Malabaricus* by Hendrik van Rheede *commonly known as*: dichotomous cymed mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/dichotomous-cymed-mangrove>, narrow-leaved kandelia<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/narrow-leaved-kandelia>• *Bengali*: guria<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/guria>• *Kannada*: ¿ ಕಾಂದಳೆ<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kandale-kandale>? kandale<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kandale-kandale>• *Malayalam*: ക്കണ്ടല് kantal<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kantal-kantal>, ചെറുക്കണ്ടല് cheru-kantal<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/cerukkantal-cheru-kantal>• *Marathi*: कांदळ kandal<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/kandala-kandal>• *Oriya*: ରସୁଣିଆ rasunia<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/rasuni-a-rasunia>• *Tamil*: கண்டல் kantal<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kantal-kantal>, பூக்கண்டல் pu-k-kantal<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/pukkantal-pu-k-kantal>, துவர்க்கண்டல் tuvar-k-kantal<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/tuvarkkantal-tuvar-k-kantal>• *Telugu*: kandigala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/kandigala>, thuvar-kandan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/thuvar-kandan> *botanical names*: *Kandelia candel* (L.) Druce ... *synonyms*: *Rhizophora candel* L. ... The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-27600084>• *Kandelia rheedii* Wight & Arn. (nom. illeg.) ... Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandelia_candel> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Chiplun ... 6 MAR 11 ... more views on *flickr*<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Kandeliacandel&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags> . Dear friends, Please help me by: 1) validating the Kannada name ಕಾಂದಳೆ (kandale) 2) providing the Telugu names -- kandigala, thuvar-kandan in native script. Regards. Dinesh
