Distribution of mangrove species reported as rare in Andaman and Nicobar islands with their taxonomical notes

Biodiversitas

K. RAVICHANDRAN2,¹  P.M. MOHAN3,²  ALOK SAXENA4,³  PANDISAMY RAGAVAN1⁴  R.S.C. JAYARAJ1,⁵  A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN1⁵  S. SARAVANAN1⁵ 

[1] Department of Environment and Forest, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair, A & N Islands, India ;Department of Ocean studies and marine Biology, Pondicherry University, Brookshabad Campus, Port Blair, A & N Islands, India;Indira Gandhi Forest Training Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India;Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, R.S.Puram, P.B. No 1061, Coimbatore 641002, Tamil Nadu, India. Tel. [phone],Fax. [phone], email: [e-mail];Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, R.S.Puram, P.B. No 1061, Coimbatore 641002, Tamil Nadu, India.;

关键词: Andaman and Nicobar islands;    mangroves;    rare species;   

DOI  :  10.13057/biodiv/d150103

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

During the recent field survey it was found that among 15 rare mangroves in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, ten rare species i.e. Acanthus ebracteatus, Acrostichum speciosum, Bruguiera cylindrica, Cynometra iripa, Cynometra ramiflora, Lumnitzera racemosa, Rhizophora hybrids, Sonneratia alba, Sonneratia griffithii and Xylocarpus mekongensis are present in Andaman and Nicobar islands. In addition to Acanthus volubilis, Brownlowia tersa and Sonneratia ovata are recorded after their first report.

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