Family Name: Combretaceae

Common Name: Silver Buttonwood, Silver-leaf Buttonwood, Button Mangrove, Grey Mangrove, False Mangrove

CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Division : Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)

Plant Growth Form : Tree (Small (6m-15m)), Shrub

Lifespan (in Singapore) : Perennial

Mode of Nutrition : Autotrophic

Plant Shape : Vase, Weeping / Pendulous, Open

Maximum Height : 15 m

Maximum Plant Spread / Crown Width : 6 m

PLANT CARE AND PROPAGATION

Light Preference : Full Sun

Water Preference : Moderate Water, Little Water

Plant Growth Rate : Moderate

Planting Distance From : 6

Maintenance Requirements : Moderate

Pruning : Branches tend to droop with age, require pruning for pedestrian or vehicular clearance. Can be trained to grow with multiple or single trunk.

Diseases : No known serious pests or diseases. Sucking insects may cause sooty mold on inland trees.

Propagation Method : Stem Cutting, Air-Layering, Seed

Propagation Method Remarks : Seeds reportedly sterile, or not true to parent plant.