Aegiceras corniculatum
(L.) Blanco
Primulaceae
Aegiceras majus Gaertn.
Rhizophora corniculata L.
Umbraculum corniculatum (L.) Kuntze
Common Name:
General Information
Aegiceras corniculatum is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to about 6 metres tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally to make small items.
Known Hazards
The bark contains aegiceras-saponin and is used as a fish poison[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines to Australia.
Habitat
Mangrove swamps, muddy flats, coasts[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 3.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist to wet, lowland tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 26°c, but can tolerate 7 - 35°c[
]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,000 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 800 - 4,000mm[
].
Grows best in a sunny position[
]. Prefers a fertile soil on the heavy side[
]. Tolerant of saline soils[
]. Prefers a pH in the range 6.8 - 7.2, tolerating 6.5 - 7.5[
]. Plants can withstand periodic inundation of the soil[
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is hard and heavy, ranging in colour from reddish-brown to almost black[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is used for knife handles[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
The wood is used for fuel[
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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