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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A medium sized single- or multi-stemmed tree 8-30 m in height, while the trunk may reach a diameter of 25-60 cm. The tree has looping pneumatophores extending for several metres over the ground and aerial roots descending from the stem and branches. The crown is dark glossy-green and quit compact. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Small-stilted mangrove. FURTHER INF In Australia, the tree occurs naturally at sea level within the latitudinal range of 11-30°S. Small-stilted mangrove is common on beach fronts or lower tidal reaches and it may also extend upstream along tidal waterways that remain brackish for most of the year. |
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SOURCES Boland D 1984 pp 610-611 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, USE] National RC 1980 pp 52-54 [DRA, SAL, TEXT, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DEP] |