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4. Bruguiera cylindrica (L.) Blumewfo-0000572742

En. Pl. Jay. 1: 93. 1827, quoad basionym; Craib, Fl. Siam. En. I: 595. 1931; Ding Hou in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 5: 467. 1958: Back. & Bakh.f., FL Java 1: 381. 1963; Vu Van Cuong in FL C.L.V. 4: 154. t. 3.1. 1–5. 1956.— Rhizophora cylindrica L., Sp. Pl.: 443. 1753.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree up to 23 m by 20–30 cm. Leaves thin, elliptic, 7–17 by 2–8 cm, acute, base cuneate; petiole 1–4.5 cm. Stipules 2.5–3.5 cm long. Pedicels 1–4 mm. Flowers greenish, 10–12 mm long. Calyx tube smooth, 4–6 by 2 mm, lobes 8, about as long as the tube. Petals 3–4 mm long, outer margins usually fringed with white hairs at the lower part. Stamens 1.5–2.5 mm. Hypocotyl cylindrical, often curved, 8–15 by 0.5 cm.

Thailand : SOUTH-EASTERN: Chanthaburi; SOUTH-WESTERN: Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi; PENINSULAR: Surat Thani, Trang, Satun.

Distribution : SE Asia (type), throughout Malesia to N Queensland.

Ecology : Mangrove forests.

Vernacular : Thua dam (ถั่วดำ), lui (ลุย).

Uses: Wood for temporary construction, fire-wood, and charcoal.