NAGPUR: The state wildlife board (SWBL) is expected to clear a proposal to declare Sonneratia alba, also known as white chippi or sweet-scented apple mangrove, as the state mangrove tree. This is ...

Sonneratia alba is an evergreen mangrove species that grows up to five feet; has white flowers with a pink base; and bears distinctive green apples as fruits.

The proposal from the state mangrove cell to declare Sonneratia alba or mangrove apple, an evergreen mangrove species found along the state’s coastline, as state mangrove tree was approved ...

Sonneratia alba as “State Mangrove Tree” will be known to ... It is known as ‘White Chippi’ in local parlance as it bears beautiful white flowers. End of Article. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

Board for Wildlife declares the Sonneratia alba, a mangrove tree, as official state tree. The Board for Wildlife on Friday declared the Sonneratia alba, a mangrove tree, as Maharashtra’s state ...