Mangro
Rhizophora racemosa

Family: Rhizophoraceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The leaves are opposite and simple. They are 10-15 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The flowers occur as many in a compact arrangement 5-7 cm long. The fruit is 4 cm long by 1.6 cm wide. There is usually one seed. It forms a tube shaped young root up to 40 cm long. This is 1 cm thick.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in brackish and fresh water silt along rivers near the coast.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America, Colombia, Congo DR, Congo R, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South America, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cobaca, Codega, Egba, Iranga, Ntan, Odo nowe, Tanda, Tarafe, Tarrafe, Uba

Synonyms

Rhizophora mangle var. racemosa (G. Mey.) Engl.;