I scan the canopy and peer at the undergrowth for Signs of Sonneratia. High high up, I notice some intriguing leaves ...
Here's a closer look.
And an even closer look. Those leaves and their arrangement on long stalks sure look like Berembang.Then I look down, and AHA! Conical pneumatophores!
I scoot over the mud to have a closer look under the tree. The tree is GIANORMOUS. It must be 10-15m tall. The trunk is nice and wide, and the pneumatophores are tall and sturdy, though there are not a lot of the pnematophores. The ground was firm and rather sandy.
Under the tree were some leaves. No pinkish bits anywhere.
And a bunch of fallen flowers/fruitlings. The insides were not pink like for Perepat (Sonneratia alba).
And there was a broken fruit.I'm a rather lame Mangrove Tree Detective. So I'm giving up now and shall patiently wait for expert help.
