RHIZOPHORA
Linn.
Leaves dark green, tips acute, not rolled
up
Inflorescence 2 flowered cyme
mature flowers below the leafy cluster
Peduncle upto 2 cm long, straight, flowers
small to medium, 1.2 cm long, sessile
Petals glabrous margin
Stamens 12; stigma almost sessile
Fruits and seedling maturing well below
twig
Leaves dark green, tip pointed, mucronate
Inflorescence more than 2-flowered (4-8)
cyme
Mature flowers within the leafy cluster,
peduncle long upto 5.0 cm, slightly bent
Flowers medium upto 1.7 cm long, pedicellate
Petals hairy in the margin
Stamens mostly 8; stigma sessile
Style 0.5-1 mm long
Free parts of ovary emerging beyond the
disk
Style 3-5 mm long
Free parts of ovary
enclosed by the disk
