List of  mangroves species found in Sundarbans, West Bengal

 

SPECIES PLANTS

FAMILY

COMMON NAME/LOCAL NAME

Acanthus illicifolius L.

Acanthaceae

Horkoch

Acrostichum aureum L.

Adiantaceae

Hodo

Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco

Myrsinaceae

Khalsi

Avicennia alba Blume **

Avicenniaceae

Kalo Baen

Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.

Avicenniaceae

Peyara Baen

Avicennia officinalis L.

Avicenniaceae

Jat Baen

Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamark

Rhizophoraceae

Kankra

Ceriops tagal (Perr.) Robinson

Rhizophoraceae

Mat Goran

Excoecaria agallocha L. **

Euphorbiaceae

Gneoa

Heritiera fomes Buch.-Ham. **

Sterculiaceae

Sundari

Kandelia candel (L.) Druce

Rhizophoraceae

Goria

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Combretaceae

Kripal

.  Nypa fruticans (Thunb.) Wurmb. **

Arecaceae

Golpata

Phoenix paludosa Roxb.

Arecaceae

Hental

  Rhizophora apiculata Blume

Rhizophoraceae

Garjan

Rhizophora mucronata Lam.

Rhizophoraceae

 

Sonneratia apetala Buch.

Sonneratiaceae

Keora

Xylocarpus mekongensis Pierre

Meliaceae

Passur

** plants are rare and threatened

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