Ceriops tagal
Spurred mangrove (mkandaa)
- Also called Spurred mangrove, Yellow mangrove, Indian mangrove
- Swahili Mkandaa
Evergreen mangrove shrub or small tree, usually 3-8 m
What it is
Ceriops tagal is a small mangrove of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific. It has glossy, rounded leaves bunched at the ends of the twigs, a small flared or buttressed base and short knobbly roots. Its seeds sprout on the tree into slim, ridged seedlings. In Kenya it forms its own zone just landward of the loop-root mangrove, on higher, saltier mud. It grows from East Africa through South Asia to Australia.
What it's used for
- Its straight, hard, termite-resistant poles have long been used on the Swahili coast for building houses and roofs.
- It gives good firewood and charcoal and is used for fishing stakes and small boat parts.
- Its bark is used in East Africa and Asia for tanning and dyeing.
- Like all mangroves, it helps hold the coast and shelters crabs and young fish.
Where we plant it
Our partners plant the mix of native species that suits each site and season, so a gift plants trees in the project rather than this one species. Ceriops tagal is one of the species planted there.
More trees planted in Mangrove Restoration in Kenya
Loop-root mangrove (mkoko)Rhizophora mucronata
Orange mangrove (muia)Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Grey mangrove (mchu)Avicennia marina
About Mangrove Restoration in Kenya
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