Kandelia (Dc.) Wight & Arn.

Genus

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Rhizophoraceae

Characteristics

Trees. Branches terete. Leaf blade margin entire. Inflorescences axillary, cymes, 4-9-flowered, pedunculate. Calyx deeply 5-lobed, subtended by a cuplike involucre of bracteoles. Petals 5, with long setae in sinus between petals, 2-lobed; lobes apically fimbriate. Stamens numerous, on a disk; anthers 4-celled, cells longitudinally dehiscent. Ovary inferior, 1-loculed; ovules 6 per locule; style filiform; stigma 3-lobed. Fruit with persistent calyx, attached to plant until falling with viviparous seedling. Seed 1, germinating on plant. Hypocotyl cylindric, spindle-shaped or clavate, apex pointed.
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Small tree. Leaves decussate, entire. Stipules linear. Inflorescences peduncled solitary, cymose, 4-9-flowered. Calyx deeply 5(-6)-lobed. Petals 5(-6), bilobed, with a long seta in the sinus, each lobe multifid. Stamens ∞, free, unequal in length, exserted. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, with 6 apical ovules. Style simple. Fruit ovoid, 1-seeded. Hypocotyl cylindric to spindle-shaped or clavate, pointed.
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On banks of tidal rivers in the mangrove forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Kandelia unspecified picture

Distribution

Kandelia world distribution map, present in Argentina, China, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Indonesia, Iceland, and Malaysia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1142980-2
WFO ID wfo-4000019824
COL ID 57DJ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Kandelia

Lower taxons

Kandelia candel Kandelia obovata