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[[File:Xylocarpus granatum_L1.jpg|thumb|flowering branch . obtained from A field guide to Kenyan mangroves]][[File:Xylocarpus granatum P29-3.jpg|thumb|fruiting tree . obtained from Mangroves of India]][[File:Xylocarpus granatum_L2.jpg|thumb|leaf . obtained from A field guide to Kenyan mangroves]][[File:Xylocarpus granatum_FL1.jpg|thumb|flowers . obtained from A field guide to Kenyan mangroves]][[File:Xylocarpus granatum P29-2.jpg|thumb|flowers . obtained from Mangroves of India]]

''Xylocarpus'' is a small genus, comprising 3 species which are very similar, and consequently have often been confused. In tropical Africa and the African Indian Ocean islands only 2 species are found: ''Xylocarpus granatum'' and ''Xylocarpus rumphii'' (Kostel.) Mabb. In most African floras ''Xylocarpus rumphii'' is erroneously named ''Xylocarpus moluccensis'' (Lam.) M.Roem., which in fact is the third species and restricted to tropical Asia and Australia and not in Africa. ''[[Xylocarpus rumphii]]'' is not a mangrove species, growing on sandy and rocky coasts and has no ribbon-like surface roots. It has ovate, slightly acuminate leaflets and fruits of 6–8 cm in diameter. Its bark is rough and longitudinally fissured, and can also be used for tanning purposes, although in Africa the species is less common than ''Xylocarpus granatum''. The wood of ''Xylocarpus rumphii'' is occasionally used, e.g. for masts and furniture in Kenya.

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