Flowers & Fruits / Bark & Branches

-The fruits may be buoyant (e.g. Avicennia). It allows the waves and curent to carry the fruits away to a new location where they can take root. -Some elongated with sharp tips. (e.g. Rhizophora) Fruits of the Rhizophora germinate while still attached to the parent tree and tus as the fruits germinate, they develop long and sharp tips. When the fruits drop from the trees, they are anchored into the soft and muddy soil. -The flowers are also generally colourful to attract insects to pollinate the flowers. -There are no adaptation to climate or environment for the Bark and Branches.