mangrove flora: berembang (sonneratia caseolaris)

CONTENTS

Fauna index

Flowering plants

Peter K L Ng and N Sivasothi (editors)

Berembang Sonneratia caseolaris Family Sonneratiaceae East Africa to Australia, Micronesia, New Caledonia. In Singapore, only a few trees at Woodlands Town Garden and the upper reaches of Sungei Seletar.		Sonneratia caseolaris tree Bark Flower buds Branch with buds
Flower bud	Similar to S. alba but has flowers with red petals (vs. white), young branches that hang down like those of the weeping willow (Salix babylonica) or angsana (Pterocarpus indicus) (vs. somewhat erect).
The fruit is persimmon-like with sepals whose tips bend away from the stalk. Found near the banks of tidal rivers in brackish water. When ripe, the fruits are eaten raw or cooked. Fermented fruit juice is said to be useful in arresting haemorrhage. The wall of an old fruit is given as a vermifuge. The juice of half-ripe fruit is used to treat coughs. The juice of the flowers enters into a compound for treating blood in the urine. Pneumatophores were used as corks and floats.

For a comparison of the fruit forms of the different Sonneratia species.
See also ultrafiltration of salt and pneumatophores 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