Tall-stilt Mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata)

Tall-stilt Mangrove, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The tall-stilt mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata) is a species of flowering plant distributed throughout Southeast Asia and the western Pacific islands.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Tall-stilt Mangrove being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Rhizophora mucronata
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Rhizophora racemosa
Bruguiera sexangula
Rhizophora stylosa
Kandelia candel

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rhizophoraceae
Genus: Rhizophora
Species: Rhizophora apiculata

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