Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea Gaertn.f., Fruct. 3 (1805)

Synonyms
Epithinia malayana Jack
Ixora manila Blanco
Scyphiphora malayana (Jack) Bedd.

Description
Shrub up to 9 m tall and 16 cm dbh. Roots with pneumatophores (knee-roots). Stipules ca. 3 mm long. Leaves crowded at twig tips, opposite, simple, penni-veined but venation barely visible, glabrous. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, white-pinkish, with corolla tube, placed in small panicles. Fruits ca. 8 mm long, yellow-brown, berries.

Ecology
Along sea-shores, in mangroves, swamps and along tidal river margins up to 20 m altitude.

Uses
Wood can be used for fencing. The bark is used to produce 'mangrove extract'?

Distribution
From India, Sri Lanka and southern China to the West Pacific, New Guinea and northern Australia. In Borneo found along the coast throughout the island.

Local names
Borneo: Geriting putih, Jambo-jambo, Landing-landing, Randing-randing, Santing-santing.