Pan India Bouquets

Duabanga grandiflora (Roxb. ex DC.) Walp.

Family : Sonneratiaceae
Family (Hindi name) : APPLE MANGROVE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lythraceae
Synonym(s) : Duabanga sonneratioides Hamilton
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Duabanga grandiflora (Roxb. ex DC.) Walp.
Common name : Duabanga
Vernacular name : Bondorphulla (Bengali); Thora ( Assamese); Lampate (Nepali)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Subtropical and terai forests, especially on river banks
Comments / notes : A fast-growing species; wood useful for building
Key identification features : Tree 20 - 30m; branches drooping. Leaves rigid, Corymbs terminal, drooping, 3 - 20-flowered
Flower, Fruit : December-March
Distribution :
- Assam : Assam
Native : E. Himalaya to Peninsula Malaysia.
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Literature : Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 23; Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.1 (2):287-288
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Duabanga grandiflora. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.