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2. Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou

in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 5: 471. f. 24f–h. 1958; Back. & Bakh. f., Fl. Java 1: 379. 1963; Vu Van Cuong in Fl. C.L.V. 4: 165. t. 4, 6–10. 1965.— Bruguiera decandra Griff., Trans. Med. Phys. Soc. Calcutta 8: 10. 1836.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Small tree up to 15 m by 15–20 cm. Leaves obovate, or obovate- to elliptic-oblong, 4.5–10 by 2.5–6 cm; apex obtuse, rounded or ± emarginated; base cuneate; petiole 1–2.5 cm. Stipules 1.5–2.5 cm. Inflorescences usually in the leaf-axils of several nodes at the upper part of a branchlet, 3–5-flowered. Calyx 5–6 mm long. Petals slightly obovate-oblong, ca 2.5 mm long, fringed at the apex. Stamens ± equal, ca 1 mm long. Hypocotyl 9–15 cm long.

Thailand : SOUTH-EASTERN: Chon Buri (Si Racha), Chathaburi; PENINSULAR: Krabi, Phuket, Satun, Surat Thani, Chumphon.

Distribution : India (type), Burma, Cambodia, S Vietnam, Malesia.

Ecology : Mangrove forests.

Vernacular : Prong (โปรง), prong nu (โปรงหนู).

Uses: Wood for temporary construction. fire-wood, and charcoal. Bark yields best tannin.

E-version notes : As Ceriops decandra (Griff.) W.Theob.
Burmah, ed. 3, 2: 480. 1860.