Rhizophoraceae FAMILY

Rhizophora stylosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rhizophora stylosa is a tree with a glossy green, quite compact crown; it can grow 8 - 30 metres tall. The tree often branches from low down, and can have more than one bole, which can be 25 - 60cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].. The tree has looping pneumatophores extending for several metres over the ground and aerial roots descending from the stem and branches[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its latex and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, western Pacific Islands.

HabitatBeach fronts or lower tidal reaches, sometimes extending upstream along tidal waterways that remain brackish for most of the year[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. Often found on the seaward side of mangrove swamps in Fiji, less often along beaches[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].