Comparative Studies on the Occurrences of Sundari (Heritiera fomes) Trees in the Sunderbans

Abstract

Of late, Sundari trees (Heritiera fomes), one of the most important species of mangroves, are almost rare in the Sunderbans of its Indian part. Luxuriant Sundari trees are occurred in the Bangladesh Sunderbans although they are gradually decaying at the mangrove swamp of Bangladesh. The present scenario of declining the number of Sundari trees of Bangladesh perhaps recalls the same reasons behind the loss of Sundari of Indian Sunderbans starhng from 40-50 years back. Growth and height of the Sundari trees are the highest in the less saline region than that of moderate and strong salinity areas. Sundari trees generally are not found in the Indian Sunderbans due to higher soil and water salinity in comparison to that of the Bangladesh.