Suriana maritima L.

 
  • Family : SURIANACEAE
    (Bay Cedar Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BAY CEDAR FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Surianaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bouzetia maritima Montrouz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Suriana maritima L.
  • Common name : Bay Cedar
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Habitat : Coastal areas
  • Key identification features : Petals bright or lemon yellow, obovate, 5.5–9 mm. long, 4–5 mm. wide, base clawed for 1 mm., apex rounded, falling easily.
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Ramanathapuram district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
  • Native : Aldabra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Caroline Islands, Cayman Islands, Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Gilbert Islands, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lakshadweep Islands, Leeward Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Line Islands, Madagascar, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Islands, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Phoenix Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Islands, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands, Turks-Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Islands, Windward Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : SE. Kenya to Mozambique and Pacific, Florida, S. Mexico to Tropical America
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 112
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Suriana maritima
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Suriana maritima. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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