Rhizophora spp

Robertson, A.I. (1986) Leaf-burying crabs their influence on energy flow and export from mixed mangrove forests (Rhizophora spp.) in north eastern Australia. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 102, 237-248. 

Constit. of the hydrolysate of cashew nut shells and gums of an Acacia spp. (gum arabic) and Rhizophora mangle. Isol. from chondromucoprotein of bovine nasal septum. 

Mangrove tannin extract or cutch obtained from the barks of Rhizophora and Bruguiera spp. (Rhizophoraceae) was used for centuries in tropical countries to preserve cotton or linen clothing, sails, and fishing nets. Cutch and other tannin extracts were widely used for the latter purpose until recently, when the older fabrics were replaced by nylon. 

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