Mangroves
Club Mangrove
Aegialitis annulata
IUCN: LC
Club Mangrove (Aegialitis annulata) is a mangrove of the family Plumbaginaceae recorded in the biodiversity data of PRPM Mengare.
It is one of 22 species in the group “Mangroves” recorded at the site.
How to recognise it
- Form
- Shrub or small tree, 1–4 m tall, woody stem with grey-brown bark.
- Roots
- No aerial roots; fibrous roots spread through sand or shallow mud.
- Leaves
- Opposite, thick and fleshy, ovate to lance-shaped, rounded tip; glossy green above, pale below, often dusted with salt.
- Flowers
- Short clusters at the twig tips; small yellowish-white flowers.
- Fruit & seed
- Small capsule with brown seeds, carried by the tide.
Did you know?
Its natural range is in Nusa Tenggara, so its presence in Mengare matters as an education collection and for conservation.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Aegialitis annulata
- English name
- Club Mangrove
- Indonesian name
- Teruntum pantai
- Family
- Plumbaginaceae
- Group
- Mangroves
Conservation status
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
