Aegialites (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Aegialites R. Br.

Family: Plumbaginaceae

Major species and synonyms

• Aegialites annulata R. Br.;

• Aegialites rotundifolia Roxb.

Distribution

• A. annulata: native to eastern Malesia (the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, New Guinea) and northern Australia.

• A. rotundifolia: eastern India, Burma, Thailand and the Andaman Islands.

Uses

The bark may be used for tanning fishing nets.

Observations

Shrubs or under-shrubs, 0.3-3 m tall. A. annulata differs from A. rotundifolia especially in the smaller flowers. The bark contains ca. 11% tannin on dry weight basis. The species grow in open mangroves; A. annulata especially in sandy and rocky places, A. rotundifolia in muddy places.

Selected sources

12, 45, 47.