ON THIS PLANT
Kandelia candel is a species of mangrove in the family Rhizophoraceae, found around the coasts of South Asia and Southeast Asia, from western India to Borneo. Populations further east, from Vietnam to Japan were formerly included in K. candel, but are now considered a separate species, K. obovata.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Kandelia
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
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