| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rhizophoraceae |
| Synonym | Rodschiedia serrata Dennst. |
| Synonym_2 | Blepharistemma corymbosum (Benth.)Wall.ex Benth. |
| Synonym_3 | Blepharistemma membranifolia (Miq.) |
| Local Name | Neerkuranda |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Bark yellowish-brown, smooth, lenticellate; branchlets lenticellate; young shoots pubescent. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, 4.5-15 x 2-7 cm, elliptic, elliptic-oblong or oblong, base acute or attenuate; glabrous, membranous; stipules interpetiolar, cauducous; petiole 6-10 mm long, slender, pubescent; lateral nerves 5-9 pairs, slender, pinnate, prominent, flowers 4 mm across, white, in many flowered axillary cymes; fruit a 3-valved capsule, 6 mm across, yellowish, subglobose, acute; seeds covered with yellow aril. |