Xylocarpus, Lunmitzera, and Heritiera also establish late in succession. From Wordnik.com. [New Guinea mangroves] Reference
Other reported species are: Ceriops tagal, Xylocarpus granatum, and Heritiera littoralis. From Wordnik.com. [Madagascar mangroves] Reference
Excoecaria agallocha, Heritiera littoralis, Rhizophora apiculata, and Xylocarpus granatum. From Wordnik.com. [New Guinea mangroves] Reference
A gradual replacement of Heritiera with Excoecaria, therefore, is a likely long-term effect. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans, Bangladesh] Reference
The loggers are selectively targeting two species, Heritiera utilis and Terminalia ivorensis. From Wordnik.com. [Western Guinean lowland forests] Reference
In the Sundarbans, the mangrove forests are characterized by Heritiera fomes, a species valued for its timber. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans mangroves] Reference
Other giant emergents are species of Ficus, Tetrameles nudiflora, and Heritiera javanica, each forming large buttresses. From Wordnik.com. [Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests] Reference
Sonneratia alba is the pioneer species found on open coasts, with Heritiera littoralis and Bruguiera often found behind it. From Wordnik.com. [East African mangroves] Reference
Nypa fruticans may form vast monotypic stands, but the Nypa zone also includes Xylocarpus granatum and Heritiera littoralis. From Wordnik.com. [New Guinea mangroves] Reference
Phorophytes like Heritiera utilis, Lophira alata, and Parinari excelsa were also reported to carry an abundance of epiphytes. From Wordnik.com. [Guinean montane forests] Reference
Also important as canopy trees in this area were Parkia streptocarpa, Heritiera javanica, Swintonia pierrei, and Syzygium cinereum. From Wordnik.com. [Cardamom Mountains rain forests] Reference
It was found to cause instant mortality of seedlings of Heritiera and Excoecaria while patches of grass which were covered by oil also died. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans, Bangladesh] Reference
Of the latter, there are four types: low mangrove forests, tree mangrove forests, salt-water Heritiera forests and freshwater Heritiera forests. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans, Bangladesh] Reference
Two species, Heritiera utilis and Terminalia ivoriensis, are in high demand by furniture makers in Freetown and are experiencing intense exploitation. From Wordnik.com. [Western Guinean lowland forests] Reference
In the southern part (Tenasserim portion) of the ecoregion, there are some Heritiera-dominated brackish and fresh-water habitats along the Tenasserim river. From Wordnik.com. [Myanmar coastal rain forests] Reference
Heritiera utilis, Lophira alata and Sacoglottis gabonensis are typical, with some dominance either by Gilbertiodendron preusii, Parinari excelsa or Tetraberlinia tubmaniana. From Wordnik.com. [Western Guinean lowland forests] Reference
Soft mud, which is submerged by the tides, supports a dense forest, very similar in composition to salt-water Heritiera forest except that sundari and golpata are virtually absent. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans National Park, India] Reference
Unlike the latter, the Rhizophoraceae are of only minor importance and the dominant species are sundri Heritiera fomes, from which the Sundarbans takes its name, and gewa Excoecaria agallocha. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans, Bangladesh] Reference
In Liberia, an estimated 50,000 m3 of Heritiera utilis (Niangon) was exported in 1999 alone, and comprises a total round wood volume of 335,543 m3 exported by approximately 20 logging companies. From Wordnik.com. [Western Guinean lowland forests] Reference
Salt-water Heritiera forest (6-11 m high), a low salinity vegetation type, occurs between the Raimangal and Matla rivers, where freshwater flows from the Ichhamati River into the Raimangal River. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans National Park, India] Reference
Heritiera fomes is scattered over areas of higher elevation, along with keora Sonneratia apetala, gengwa Excoecaria agallocha, dhundul Carapa obovata and the date palm or hental Phoenix paludosa. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans National Park, India] Reference
The wet evergreen forest, which occurs entirely in the southwest, is dominated by trees that also occur in the Western Guinean Lowland Forest, including representatives of the genera Lophira, Heritiera, and Cynometra. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Guinean forests] Reference
The bark and seeds of Aegiceras corniculatum, Avicennia alba, Barringtonia asiatica, and the roots of Heritiera littoralis all contain a fish poison, and the milky sap of Excoecaria agallocha is used as a fish and arrowhead poison. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
The entire mangrove forest extends over an area of 4,262 km2, of which 2,320 km2 is forest and the rest is water, and is called Sundarban owing to the dominance of the tree species Heritiera fomes, locally known as 'sundari' because of its elegance. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans National Park, India] Reference
According to Champion and Seth, the freshwater swamp forests are characterized by Heritiera minor, Xylocarpus molluccensis, Bruguiera conjugata, Sonneratia apetala, Avicennia officinalis, and Sonneratia caseolaris, with Pandanus tectorius, Hibiscus tiliaceus, and Nipa fruticans along the fringing banks. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests] Reference
Typical canopy dominants of the moist evergreen forest of Sierra Leone include Heritiera utilis, Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum, Erythrophleum ivorense and Lophira alata, with small amounts of Klainedoxa gabonensis, Uapaca guineensis, Oldfieldia africana, Brachystegia leonensis and Piptadeniastrum africanum. From Wordnik.com. [Western Guinean lowland forests] Reference
A number endemic plants occur in the Marianas, including the critically endangered Serianthes nelsonii (endemic to Guam and Rota), the endangered Succinea piratarum and Succinea quadrasi, and the vulnerable Aglaia mariannensis, Heritiera longipetiolata (only in crevices of rough limestone, often on cliffs, in Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and Guam). From Wordnik.com. [Marianas tropical dry forests] Reference
Heritol, a novel ichthyotoxin from the mangrove plant Heritiera littoral). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
Guarea cedrata, Heritiera utilis, and Triplochiton scleroxylon) that occur here are considered to be growing out of their normal range. From Wordnik.com. [Guinean montane forests] Reference
The Irrawaddy mangroves consist of Rhizophora mucronata, R. conjugata, Bruguiera parviflora, B. gymnorhiza, B. cylindrica, Heritiera formes, Sonneratia apetala, S. griffithii, S. caseolaris, Xylocarpus granatum, X. molluccensis, Ceiops roxburghiana, C. mimosoides, Avicennia officinalis, Kanddelia rheedii, and Excoecaria agallocha. From Wordnik.com. [Myanmar Coast mangroves] Reference
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