Combretaceae FAMILY

Laguncularia racemosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Laguncularia racemosa is an evergreen that ranges widely in size from a shrub 3 metres tall or less, up to a moderately large, multi-stemmed tree with a rounded, irregular crown, that can grow up to 25 metres tall with a bole up to 70 cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 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 harvested from the wild for food, medicines and various commodities.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCoastal areas of tropical W. Africa, the Caribbean, eastern and western coasts of tropical America.

HabitatRestricted to the landward fringe of mangrove vegetations, it is also a pioneer on disturbed sites where it can form pure stands[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].