| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rhizophoraceae |
| Synonym | Rhizophora cylindrica L. |
| Synonym_2 | Bruguiera malabarica Arn. |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, occasionally buttressed; under ground roots producing numerous knee roots; bark grey, cracked; branchlets terete, glabrous, with conspicuous, narrow, stipular scars. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, stipulate, to 3.5 cm long, golden yellow; petiole 10-30 mm long, terete, glabrous, stout, grooved above; lamina 4-13 x 2-5.5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base cuneate, apex acute, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous, bronze-green coloured above, pale green beneath; lateral nerve 6-9 pairs,flowers bisexual, greenish-white, fruit a drupe, 1.5 cm long, reddish-green; seed one; cylindric, surface slightly ridged, green with brownish tinge. |