Aegialitis rotundifolia

Botanical Description

Aegialitis rotundifolia is an evergreen shrub growing 30 - 300cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a source of tannins for local use. This species has a very restricted and patchy distribution compared to other species of mangroves within its range. Occasionally locally common, it is more usually considered rare when found, and has an estimated area of occupancy of less than 2,000 km². There is a continuing decline in the area and quality of habitat within its distribution due to extensive coastal development, extraction, and the clearing of mangrove areas for agriculture and aquaculture. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].