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1. Rhizophora apiculata Blumewfo-0001131596

En. Pl. Jav. 1: 91. 1872; Ding Hou in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 5: 452. f. 1, 7, 11, 12. 1958; Back. & Bakh. f., Fl. Java 1: 379. 1963; Vu Van Cuong in Fl. C.L.V. 4: 138. t. 1. f. 10, 11. excl. f. 12, 13. 1965.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree up to 30 m or more, 50 cm diam. Leaves elliptic-oblong to sublanceolate, 7–18 by 3–8 cm; apex acute to apiculate; base cuneate; petiole 1.5–3 cm. Stipules 4–8 cm long. Flowers sessile. Calyx lobes ovate, concave, acute, 10–14 mm long. Petals lanceolate, 8–11 mm long, membranous, flat, glabrous. Stamens mostly 12: 4 epipetalous and 4 pairs episepalous, 6–7.5 mm long. Free part of the ovary 1.5–2.5 mm high, enclosed by the disk; hypocotyls cylindrical-clavate, ± blunt, up to 38 cm by 12 mm before falling.

Thailand : CENTRAL: Chon Buri (Si Racha); SOUTH-EASTERN: Chanthaburi, Trat; SOUTH-WESTERN: Prachuap Khiri Khan; PENINSULAR: Satun, Trang, Surat Mani, Chumphon.

Distribution : In tropical SE Asia throughout Malesia (type) to Micronesia, Melanesia, and N Australia.

Ecology : Mangrove forests.

Vernacular : Kongkang bai lek (โกงกางใบเล็ก), kongkang (โกงกาง).

Uses: Bark for tanning; wood for fire-wood and charcoal.