Rhizophoraceae

18 species

Mangrove family with salt-tolerant trees adapted to coastal environments with specialized aerial roots.

Bruguiera cylindrica

Small-fruited Orange mangrove

Edible: Seeds, Shoot, Root, Bark - spice

Bruguiera exaristata

Rib-fruited Orange Mangrove

Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Red mangrove, Large-fruited orange mangrove

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Roots

Bruguiera parviflora

Slender-fruited Orange Mangrove

Edible: Seeds, Embryo

Bruguiera sexangula

Golden orange mangrove

Carallia brachiata

Billabong tree, Corkwood

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil

Carallia diplopetala

Carallia garciniifolia

Maganlihua, Qide, Mamaluen

Cassipourea congoensis

Bastard onion wood, Lesser onionwood

Edible: Fruit, Pulp, Aril

Cassipourea malosana

Cassipourea paludosa

Ceriops decandra

Edible: Medicine

Gynotroches axillaris

Rhizophora apiculata

Tall-stilted Mangrove

Edible: Fruit, Hypocotyl, Leaves

Rhizophora mangle

American red mangrove

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Leaves - tea, Root

Rhizophora mucronata

Black Mangrove, Red mangrove, Asiatic mangrove

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Coffee

Rhizophora racemosa

Rhizophora stylosa

Stilted mangrove