Heritiera littoralis

Looking-glass mangrove
	The distinctive ribbon-like; buttress roots
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Heritiera
Species:	H. littoralis
Binomial name
	Heritiera littoralis; Aiton
Synonyms
	Amygdalus litoralis (Aiton) Kuntze ; Balanopteris minor Gaertn. ; Balanopteris tothila Gaertn. ; Heritiera fischeri Regel & Rach ; Heritiera minor (Gaertn.) Lam. ; Heritiera tothila Kurz ; Sutherlandia littoralis (Aiton) J.F.Gmel. ; Systemon fischeri Regel ; Samadera littoralis (Aiton) Oken ;

Heritiera littoralis, commonly known as the looking-glass mangrove or tulip mangrove, is a mangrove tree in the family Malvaceae native to coastal areas of eastern Africa, Asia, Melanesia and northern Australia. The common name refers to the silvery appearance of the underside of the leaves, resembling a mirror to some degree. The strong timber has uses in marine applications and elsewhere.

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