Indian Wood Insects Database

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Botanical Name:	Rhizophora mucronata Lamk.
Synonyms:

Common Name:
Bhara, Bhora (Bengali); Kala Lakri (Hindi); Panicha, Kandal (Malayalam); Kandle (Kannada); Kandal (Tamil).

Classification :
Phylum	:	Spermatophyta
Sub Phylum	:	Angiospermae
Class	:	Magnoliopsida
Order	:	Malpighiales
Family	:	Rhizophoraceae

Origin:

Indigenous

Distribution:

It occurs in the muddy shores and tidal creeks from Sind to Burma and the Andamans.

Description:

A tree usually 6-9m in height and 60cm in girth. Bark black or reddish, scaly with horizontal fissures.

Wood Properties:

Sapwood light brown, heartwood reddish-brown, darkening on exposure. Very hard and heavy. Straight-grained and fine-textured.

Durability:

The timber is reported to be durable for interior use but only moderately so in contact with ground.

Uses:

It makes an excellent firewood and charcoal. It is a suitable timber for beams, joints and foundation piles. It may also be tried for buffers, brake-blocks and tool handles.

Wood Infesting Insects: ( Click any one Wood Infesting Insect to view details)

1 Thamnurgides nephelii Eggers

2 Rhadinomerus apicetumens Marshall

3 Stephanorhopalus inermis Schedl

4 Rhadinomerus rhizophorae Marshall

5 Pyroderces molybdaula Meyrick

Reference:

1	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizophora

2	Ramesh Rao, K and Purkayastha, S. K. 1972. Indian Woods: Their identification, properties and uses. Volume III. Manager of publications, Delhi.