{"id":9571,"date":"2020-08-19T18:47:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=9571"},"modified":"2020-08-19T18:47:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:17:55","slug":"maharashtra-sonneratia-alba-mangrove-tree-as-symbol-of-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/maharashtra-sonneratia-alba-mangrove-tree-as-symbol-of-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra: Sonneratia\u00a0alba: mangrove tree as symbol of conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>Relevance: Prelims\/Mains: <\/b><strong>GS Prelims and Mains III \u2013 Environment and Biodiversity; Conservation;\u00a0Endangered species\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/mangroves-130101054426-phpapp01\/95\/mangroves-2-638.jpg?cb=1357019168\" alt=\"Mangroves\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Context:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"202\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maharashtra first Indian state to declare state mangrove tree as symbol of conservation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"202\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife (SBWL)\u00a0cleared a proposal to declare\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sonneratia<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0alba<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">State mangrove tree\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and approved a recovery programme for the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arabian Sea Humpback Whale<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/8c\/Sonneratia_alba_-_fruit_%288349980264%29.jpg\" alt=\"Sonneratia alba | IASbaba\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Benefits:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"203\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The move helps to enhance conservation of the salt-tolerant vegetation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"203\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ecological importance of mangroves and biodiversity it hosts<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"203\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adds aesthetic value to the mangrove ecosystem<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"203\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/mangrove671-181210150401\/95\/mangrove-36-638.jpg?cb=1544454296\" alt=\"Mangrove\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>About\u00a0<\/b><b>Sonneratia<\/b><b>\u00a0alba<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"204\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sonneratia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0alba or mangrove apple is an evergreen mangrove species found along the Maharashtra\u2019s coastline\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"204\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sonneratia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0alba grow up to five feet and bear white flowers with a pink base as well as green fruits, that resemble apple and are used to make pickles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"204\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The flowers, which bloom at night, are pollinated by nocturnal creatures like bats.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"204\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The species was introduced in Maharashtra and is native to Andaman Islands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-60nt34Zcw_8\/XzixS6DI62I\/AAAAAAAAOMM\/LZyqxQa7S-gt1UoD-ubgtnPRJ5KMFpl0gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s0\/white%2Bchippi%2Bvertical%2Bgh.JPG\" alt=\"Green Humour: Maharashtra's State Mangrove Tree\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Distribution<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Known as white chippi in Marathi, Sonneratia alba<\/strong><\/span> grow up to five feet and bear white flowers with a pink base as well as green fruits, that resemble apple and are used to make pickles. They often grow on newly-formed mudflats and play an important role in combating land erosion. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The flowers, which bloom at night, are pollinated by nocturnal creatures like bats.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Maharashtra already has the state tree (mango), state animal (giant squirrel), state bird (green pigeon), state butterfly (Blue Mormon), and state flower (jarul).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"205\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They often grow on newly-formed mudflats and play an important role in combating land erosion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"205\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They are confined to the west coast and some parts of Orissa.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"205\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is found along wetlands in Thane creek, Bhandup, Vasai and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dombivli<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0along major mudflats.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"205\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sonneratia\u00a0alba grows naturally in many tropical and subtropical areas from East Africa to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, the Ryukyu Islands, Indochina, Malesia,\u00a0Papuasia, Australia and the Western Pacific region.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:285}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/mangroves-130101054426-phpapp01\/95\/mangroves-21-638.jpg?cb=1357019168\" alt=\"Mangroves\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; 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