| Heritiera fomes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Heritiera |
| Species: | H. fomes
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| Binomial name | |
| Heritiera fomes | |
| Synonyms | |
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Heritiera minor Roxb. | |
Heritiera fomes is a species of mangrove tree in the family Malvaceae. Its common names include sunder, sundri, jekanazo and pinlekanazo. It is the dominant mangrove tree species of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh and India, and comprises about 70% of the trees in the area.[3] H. fomes is a major timber-producing tree. It is threatened by over-harvesting, water diversions in the Ganges Basin, fluctuations in salinity due to upstream and coastal development and top dying disease. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being "endangered".
- ^ Kathiresan, K.; Salmo III, S.G.; Fernando, E.S.; Peras, J.R.; Sukardjo, S.; Miyagi, T.; Ellison, J.; Koedam, N.E.; Wang, Y.; Primavera, J.; Jin Eong, O.; Wan-Hong Yong, J.; Ngoc Nam, V. (2010). "Heritiera fomes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178815A7615342. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178815A7615342.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Vanden Berghe, Edward (2014). "Heritiera fomes Banks". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
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