e-Flora of Thailand
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1. Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Savigny
in Lam., Enc. 4: 696. 1798; Henslow in Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 2: 437. 1878; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 695. 1922; Ding Hou in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 5: 461. f. 16, 17n. 1958; Back. & Bakh. f., Fl. Java 1: 381. 1953; Vu Van Cuong in Fl. C.L.V. 4: 148. t. 2. f. 1–5. 1965.— Rhizophora gymnorhiza L., Sp. Pl.: 443. 1753.
Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.
Synonyms & Citations :
Description : Tree up to 36 m by 40–65 cm. Leaves elliptic-oblong, coriaceous, 8.5–22 by (4.5–)5–7(–9) cm, acute, base cuneate, rarely obtuse; petiole 2–4.5 cm. Stipules often reddish, ca 4 cm long. Pedicles 1–2.5 cm. Flowers 3–3.5 cm long. Calyx (10–)12–14(–16)-lobed, lobes usually 0.6 the length of the calyx. Petals 13–15 mm long, outer margin fringed with white silky hairs. Stamens 8–11 mm long. Style ca 1.5 cm. Hypocotyl cigar-shaped, slightly angular, 15–25 by 1.5–2 cm.
Thailand : SOUTH-EASTERN: Chanthaburi, Trat; PENINSULAR: Satun (Khlong Che Samat), Trang, Surat Thani, Chumphon.
Distribution : In the Old World tropics, from S & E Africa through Asia (type from Malabar) and Malesia to N Australia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
Ecology : Mangrove forests.
Vernacular : Phangka hua sum (พังกาหัวสุม), phangka hua sum dok daeng (พังกาหัวสุมดอกแดง), phlak (พลัก).
CommonName : Black mangrove.
Uses: Wood for temporary construction, fire-wood, and charcoal.
SN number | Collectors and numbers | Provinces |
048945 | Anon. 158 | |
048948 | Anon. 158 | |
048950 | Anon. s.n. | Surat Thani |
196647 | Anon. s.n. | Surat Thani |
048908 | Bunpheng, D. 177 | Trat |
048921 | Chana et al. 258 | Surat Thani |
198285 | Chana et al. 258 | Surat Thani |
099912 | Fukuoka, N. & Ito, M. T-34907 | Chanthaburi |
099931 | Fukuoka, N. & Ito, M. T-35692 | Surat Thani |
092488 | Fukuoka, N. T-35807 | Phangnga |
107755 | Fukuoka, N. T-36273 | Chanthaburi |
048906 | Fukuoka, N. T-36286 | Chanthaburi |
048946 | Hennipman, E. 3752 | Phuket |
048980 | Iwatsuki, K. et al. 237 | Okinawa |
048907 | Iwatsuki, K. s.n. | Chanthaburi |
048904 | Iwatsuki, K. T-27781 | Chanthaburi |
098134 | Kato, M. et al. 50 | Okinawa Islands |
206467 | Nakaike, T. 609 | Okinawa |
048939 | Niyomdham, C. et al. 348 | Ranong |
184896 | Niyomdham, C. 6672 | Chanthaburi |
146100 | Phengklai, C. et al. 13378 | Trat |
136412 | Phengklai, C. et al. 13378 | Trat |
136551 | Phengklai, C. et al. 13424 | Trat |
136552 | Phengklai, C. et al. 13424 | Trat |
196646 | Phengklai, C. et al. 3813 | Ranong |
048915 | Phengklai, C. et al. 3813 | Ranong |
209025 | Phengklai, C. et al. 3813 | Ranong |
209026 | Phengklai, C. et al. 3813 | Ranong |
048905 | Phengklai, C. et al. 6822 | Rayong |
117238 | Phromdej, C. 18 | Surat Thani |
198276 | Pipat 353 | Ranong |
048920 | Pipat 353 | Ranong |
198268 | Pipat 365 | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
048938 | Pipat 365 | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
198266 | Pipat 366 | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
048951 | Pipat 366 | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
048940 | Pipat s.n. | Ranong |
048982 | Poilane, E. 8394 | |
048944 | Praisurin, P. 305 | Trang |
048943 | Premrasmi, T. s.n. | Satun |
048949 | Premrasmi, T. s.n. | Satun |
209023 | Santisuk, T. 760 | Ranong |
198265 | Santisuk, T. 760 | Ranong |
209024 | Santisuk, T. 760 | Ranong |
048947 | Santisuk, T. 760 | Ranong |
113637 | Shimizu, T. et al. T-29219 | Phangnga |
214524 | Sittichoke, J. 4 | Trang |
198267 | Smanwanakit 67 | Chumphon |
048952 | Smanwanakit 67 | Chumphon |
048910 | Smitinand, T. 12070 | Chanthaburi |
102588 | Soejarto, D.D. et al. 5816 | |
048981 | Thothathri, K. 10809 | Andaman Islands |
048917 | Trisukon, U. s.n. | Trat |
048941 | Vanpruk 11 | |
048942 | Vanpruk 771 | Phuket |
125536 | Wongprasert, T. s.n. | Phangnga |
125535 | Wongprasert, T. s.n. | Phangnga |