List of mangroves species found in Sundarbans, West Bengal

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SPECIES
PLANTS |
FAMILY |
COMMON
NAME/LOCAL NAME |
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Acanthus illicifolius L. |
Acanthaceae |
Horkoch |
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Acrostichum aureum L. |
Adiantaceae |
Hodo |
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Aegiceras corniculatum (L.)
Blanco |
Myrsinaceae |
Khalsi |
|
Avicennia alba Blume ** |
Avicenniaceae |
Kalo Baen |
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Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.
|
Avicenniaceae |
Peyara Baen |
|
Avicennia officinalis L. |
Avicenniaceae |
Jat Baen |
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Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.)
Lamark |
Rhizophoraceae |
Kankra |
|
Ceriops tagal (Perr.) Robinson |
Rhizophoraceae |
Mat Goran |
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Excoecaria agallocha L. ** |
Euphorbiaceae |
Gneoa |
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Heritiera fomes Buch.-Ham. ** |
Sterculiaceae |
Sundari |
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Kandelia candel (L.) Druce |
Rhizophoraceae |
Goria |
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Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. |
Combretaceae |
Kripal |
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. Nypa fruticans (Thunb.)
Wurmb. ** |
Arecaceae |
Golpata |
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Phoenix paludosa Roxb. |
Arecaceae |
Hental |
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Rhizophora apiculata Blume |
Rhizophoraceae |
Garjan |
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Rhizophora mucronata Lam. |
Rhizophoraceae |
|
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Sonneratia
apetala Buch. |
Sonneratiaceae |
Keora |
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Xylocarpus
mekongensis Pierre |
Meliaceae |
Passur |
** plants are rare and threatened