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. They often grow on newly-formed ...

Nagpur: The state government finally put the official stamp on ‘White Chippi’ (Sonneratia alba) as state mangrove tree of Maharashtra.

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 ...

Board for Wildlife declares the Sonneratia alba, a mangrove tree, as official state tree.