| Tree
(to 15m) sometimes branched at the base, forming multiple trunks.
No specialised roots, these run along the ground surface. Leaves thick,
oval and pointed (5-10cm). Young leaves pink, old leaves turn yellow
then red before dropping off. Flowers tiny in long spikes. Fruits
small (less than 1cm) green ripening into black dry capsules. Commonly
seen in our mangroves. |
Tree
(15-25m tall). Leaves (10-20cm) thin stiff, two-toned: dark green
above and silvery white beneath. Flowers tiny (0.5cm). Fruits massive
woody, shiny-brown to purplish with a keel. Sometimes seen in our
mangroves. It is Endangered. |
Shrub
or tree (5-20m). 2-4 thin leaflets (6-20cm) opposite one another.
Trumpet-shaped flower white (15-20cm long). Long curling bean-like
pods (25-60cm long). Rare. It is Critically Endangered. |
Shrub
or tree (to 8m). Leaves (5-7cm) with wavy margins. Flowers tiny (less
than 1cm), in clusters. Fruit (about 1cm) ripening yellow. Mangroves,
back mangroves, tidal rivers. Rare. It is Critically Endangered. |
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