Lagunkulyariya Care

Lagunkulyariya , or Lagunkulariya - monotypic genus plant family combretaceae. The only representative - Lagunkulyariya racemosa, or white mangrove - mangrove tree with a spreading crown.

An evergreen tree with a spreading crown of an irregular shape. Height up to 12 m, trunk diameter up to 30 cm. Fissured rough bark of gray-brown color, light brown on the inside . A noticeable feature of laguncularia is stilted roots , pneumatophores often develop. Leaves are opposite, elliptical, rounded at both ends, smooth, leathery, slightly fleshy, without visible veins, 4-10 cm long, 2.5-5 cm wide, with two glands in the form of tubercles on the petioles. The whitish flowers are 5 mm in size and bell-shaped, 5 petals 1 mm long, and 10 stamens. Blooms from July to October. Viviparia is characteristic of almond-shaped fruits. The porous cork-like pericarp provides buoyancy to the fruit, which promotes water dispersal.