Ceriops tagal

• Botanical Name : Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C. B. Rob.
• Synonyms : Rhizophora tagal Perr.
• Common Name : Spurred Mangrove
• Plant Family : Rhizophoraceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Ceriops tagal Plant :

• Habit : Erect shrubs with fawn-coloured, smooth, lenticellate bark.
• Leaves : Obovate-oblong or spathulate, opposite, glabrous, thick, fleshy, petiolate.
• Flowers : White, almost sessile, axillary, in clustered cymes.
• Fruit : Ovoid, on persistent, thick and fleshy sepals.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : July