Bruguiera exaristata

[3]: 129  The species also contains tropine esters of acetic, benzoic, n-butyric, isobutyric, propionic, and isovaleric acids.[4] The tropane alkaloid brugine is found in the bark of this species.[5] Bruguiera exaristata is a mangrove, forming mangrove swamps of small trees or shrubs with self-supporting growth in shallow saline or brackish water.[6] It is native to Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea and Northern Australia.[7] It can be found along the coast at the mouth of the De Grey River,[8] but it is rare in North West Cape.
Scientific classificationPlantaeTracheophytesAngiospermsEudicotsRosidsMalpighialesRhizophoraceaeBruguieraBinomial nameDing Houtropineestersbenzoicn-butyricisobutyricpropionicisovaleric acidstropane alkaloidmangrovemangrove swampsLesser Sunda IslandsNew GuineaNorthern AustraliaDe Grey RiverNorth West CapeFlora of AustraliaDepartment of the Environment and HeritageAustralian Plant Name IndexWikidataWikispeciesFloraBaseiNaturalistNTFloraOpen Tree of LifePlant ListTropicos