Rhizophoraceae FAMILY

Kandelia candel

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kandelia candel is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing up to 7 metres tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The stem base is thickened, but it is without buttresses or pneumatophores[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a source of tannins, timber and fuel wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatOccurs locally on banks of tidal rivers among other mangrove species, but is rather rare[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].