Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Heritiera
Species
Heritiera littoralis
Distinguishing features
The fruit is a buoyant, distinctively-shaped woody pod with a keel, often found washed up on beaches.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Comments
There is a specimen of this species from Lizard Island in the Queensland Herbarium (Atlas of Living Australia)
by Anne Hoggett
Web resources
References
- Duke, N. (2006). Australia's Mangroves: The authoritative guide to Australia's mangrove plants 200 pp. University of Queensland, Brisbane. LIRS catalog number 90187.