HEIGHT up to 80 ft (25 m)TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE US (S. Florida), West Indies, coasts of tropical America, W. Africa
This species dominates mangrove swamps in the Western Hemisphere. Its bark has been a source of tannin, dyes, and medicines. BARK Gray to gray-brown, developing scaly ridges. LEAF Opposite, leathery, elliptic to obovate-elliptic. FLOWER Pale yellowish green; four sepals and four petals. FRUIT Leathery, initially conical berry, germinating on parent tree..
