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Rhizophora mucronata

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{{stub}}[[File:Rhizophora mucronata 36.jpg|thumb|right]]'''Rhizophora mucronata''' is a slow-growing, much-branched, evergreen tree growing up to 27 metres tall, with a bole 50 - 70 cm in diameter. The tree produces numerous stilt roots from the base. The tree is an important local source of tannins and fuel, mainly gathered from the wild but also semi-cultivated in some areas.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootWood}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Asiatic Mangrove|gu=Karod|hi=|kn=Kandale|ks=|ml=Panachchikkantal|mr=Dumbi|pa=|ta=Kantal|te=Adavi ponna}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen tree}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of coastal areas of the moist to wet lowland tropics and subtropics.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Shores}}, {{Commonly seen|Marshes}}, {{Commonly seen|Tidal creeks}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Low coastal area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Karod (Gujarati- કરોડ) (7204628212).jpgLizard 39.jpgPanaccikkantal (Malayalam- പനച്ചിക്കണ്ടല്‍) (7203931946).jpgPey-k-kantal (Tamil- பேய்க்கண்டல்) (7204562718).jpgPèle mêle de palétuviers.jpgRhizophora mucronata 36.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="MorphologyCommon names">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Asiatic%20Mangrove.html Local names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rhizophora+mucronata Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://pza.sanbi.org/rhizophora-mucronata Rhizophora mucronata on pza.sanbi.org]* [ ]* [ http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/plants/mangrove/rhizophora/mucronata.htm Rhizophora mucronata on www.wildsingapore.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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