🌿 Ceriops tagal

🧬 Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae

Family: Plantae - Rhizophoraceae

Plant Part Origin(s): Roots

Known use: The plant is used in the treatment of diarrhea, vomiting, amoebasiasis and ulcers, while the sister species C. decandra is used to treat malaria, malignant ulcers, hemorrhages, infected wounds and diabetes.

Source availability: Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Taxonomy: Link

Wikipedia: Link

📍 Collection Information

Regions: East Africa

Countries: Tanzania

Places of collection: Maruhubi Groove Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania

GPS coordinates: Unavailable

Collection dates: Nov. 1, 2004