Dear friends, Would like to validate the name of this plant in Kannada ಅಂದಿಪುನಾರ್ andipunar
References: Biotik<http://www.biotik.org/india/species/c/carabrac/carabrac_en.html>• FRLHT / ENVIS <http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2326&parname=0> Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Good set of photos > Family : Rhizophoraceae > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 10:43 AM, raman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Freshwater Mangrove is a tree growing up to 10 m tall. Branches are >> brown, corky. Stipules are 1-2.5 cm. Leaves carried on 1 cm long stalks are >> elliptic-obovate, oblanceolate, or rarely circular, 5-15 x 2-10 cm, papery >> to thinly leathery. Leaf base is wedge-shaped, margin entire or toothed, >> tip pointed or shortly tapering. Inflorescences are 1-6 cm, often resinous, >> usually shining from secreted resin. Flowers are short-stalked or >> stalkless. Bracteoles are 2 or 3, partially fused into a cup. Sepals are 6 >> or 7, triangular, 3-4 mm. Petals are white, nearly round, 1.5 mm in >> diameter, notched at the tip and unevenly lacerate. Stamens are about 2 mm. >> Ovary is bulbous, 2 mm; style 2 mm; stigma discoid, apically 4-8-lobed. >> Fruit is glossy pink to red round, 5 mm in diameter. Seeds are >> kidney-shaped. >> >> Raman >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > --
