A History of Agriculture in India v1.c10.s5.3

v1.c10.s5.3

The following are some of the species met with in the mangrove forests of India and the Andamans: *Rhizophora mucronata*, *R. apiculata* (*R. conjugata*), *Ceriops tagal* (*C. candolleana*), *C. roxburghiana*, *Kandelia candel*, *Bruguiera conjugata* (*B. gymnorhiza*), *B. sexangula* (*B. eriopetala*), *B. cylindrica* (*B. caryophylloides*), *Xylocarpus granatum*, *Cynometra ramiflora*, *Aegialites rotundifolia*, *Xylocarpus molluccensis*, *Lumnitzera racemosa*, *L. littorea* (*L. coccinea*), *Sonneratia apetala*, *S. alba*, *S. caseolaris* (*S. acida*) *Scyphiphoya hydrophyllaceae*, *Aegiceras corniculatum*, *Acanthus ilicifolius*, *Avicennia officinalis*, *Excoecaria agallocha*, *Nipa fruticans* and *Phoenix paludosa*.