mangrove flora: teruntum merah (lumnitzera littorea)

CONTENTS

Fauna index

Flowering plants

Peter K L Ng and N Sivasothi (editors)

Teruntum merah Lumnitzera littorea Family Combretaceae East coast of Africa to Southeast Asia, Australia and Polynesia. In various northern sites locally. Small trees with buttresses to about 8 m tall Bark dark brown, fissured; leaves alternate, almost stalkless, dark green, narrowly drop-shaped; bright red flowers in leaf angles. Found mostly at the back-mangrove, sometimes gregarious, and also above the tide level.		Flowering branches Flowers Fruits
Bark	Used as firewood, timber, for building bridges, wharves, flooring. Leaves used as a remedy for sprue. Has ornamental potential due to its red flowers. Rare.

See also
Teruntum bunga puteh Lumnitzera racemosa
Ultrafiltration of salt and knee roots as adaptations to the mangroves.

What is mangrove?
Introduction

The Ecosystem
Abiotic
Biotic

Value
Intro
Products
Indirect uses
Potential uses

About Mangroves
in Singapore
History
Mangroves to visit
Conservation

From "A Guide to Mangroves of Singapore", Peter K. L. Ng and N. Sivasothi (editors)
Volume 1: The Ecosystem and Plant Diversity and Volume 2: Animal Diversity
Authors: Kelvin K. P. Lim, Dennis H. Murphy, T. Morgany, N. Sivasothi, Peter K. L. Ng,
B. C. Soong, Hugh T. W. Tan, K. S. Tan & T. K. Tan
BP Guide to Nature Series published by the Singapore Science Centre, sponsored by British Petroleum
© 2001 Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, The National University of Singapore & The Singapore Science Centre