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Bruguiera sexangula
Also called Upriver Orange Mangrove
Bruguiera sexangula is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhizophoraceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name upriver orange mangrove. This mangrove shrub or tree grows up to 15 m, occasionally 30 m, in height.
This mangrove is distributed eastwards along the tropical coasts of Southeast Asia from India to northern Australia and New Caledonia. It is native to the Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, the Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Christmas Island, Hainan, India, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, the Maluku Islands, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, the Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is found on various substrates usually in the upper reaches of river-mouth estuaries with high rainfall and significant freshwater inflow.
The mangrove has various traditional uses in Asia. The developing embryos and the fruits are cooked and eaten after soaking. Juice from the fruits is used to treat sore eyes, shingles and burns. The timber is heavy, hard and strong and is used as poles as well as for firewood and charcoal.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bruguiera sexangula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
