Range. Maritime. South and southeastern Asia, northern Australia, and East Africa.

Conservation status. Least Concern

Use
Seed: Used in poultices.

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Origin:
A tree occurring in salt marshes and tidal creeks.

Action:
Stem/bark—astringent.
Pulp of unripe fruit—used for healing skin lesions of smallpox; fruits and immature seeds, used as cicatrizant of abscesses and ulcers.

1) DeFilipps, Robert A.; Krupnick, Gary A. / PhytoKeys, v. 102. - - p. 1 - 314,  2018.

2) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.