Common Name: Sea Randia

General Information

Sea randia is a small, evergreen tree, with fragrant, long, tubular, white flowers, it can grow up to 10 metres tall with branches produced from low down[, ].
The plant is harvested from the wild for a range of local uses.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Eastern Africa through tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Habitat

Coastal strand, rocky or sandy coastal habitats[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	10.00 m
Growth Rate	Medium
Pollinators	Moths
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Prefers a well-drained soil and a position in full sun or bright shade[]. Established plants are moderately drought tolerant[]. They are very tolerant of salt-laden winds[].
Plants will often flower all year round[]. The flowers open in the evening and fall to the ground before morning[]. The flowers are pollinated by moths[].
This species is the national flower of the Marshall Islands[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The bark, leaves, flowers, and fruit are used medicinally[].

The flowers and young leaves are soaked in water to provide a deodorant or aphrodisiac[].

Agroforestry Uses:

The leaf litter is considered the most important component and source of black topsoil, which is mixed with compost for the cultivation of giant swamp taro, pandanus, and other crops in some Pacific Islands[].

Other Uses

The leaves have a range of uses: they are used in fires for drying pandanus leaves; as disposable plates; as a baby's wash cloth; and for toilet paper[].

A jet-black hair dye is obtained from the leaves[].

The flowers are used in garlands and for scenting coconut oil[].
An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used as a perfume[].

The wood is hard and durable[]. It is used locally in light construction, for pilings, fish-trap stakes, stakes to hold garden mulch in place, coconut huskers, fishing poles, floats, spears, thatching needles, fishing rods, fishnet and bird-net handles, stilts, eel traps, fruit harvesting sticks, bowls, slit-gongs, for canoe hulls, supports, steering paddles, bailers, poles for poling canoes, and floats[]. It is the most desired wood for tape-beating anvils in Tonga[].
It is used for firewood and for making fire by friction[].

Propagation

Seed -
Cuttings.
Layering.

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