The Club Mangrove grows to about 2 m in height. The base of the trunk of this woody shrub is thickened making the plant look bottom heavy or club-like.

Roots: No substantial above-ground roots but sometimes has roots spreading on the surface of the soil.

Leaves: Leaves are heart shaped with the base of the leaf wrapped around the stem. This species has glands for secreting salt (try tasting for salt on the leaf).

Flowers and Fruit: Small, white flowers produced in bunches. The flowers are thought to be pollinated by visiting ants. The fruit are small, thin, cylindrical, red-brown, and about 4 cm in length.

Bark: Dark brown to black bark that has smooth patches separated by large cracks.

Similar species: None.

Location: It is often found in sandy or rocky environments, either at the seaward edge of the mangroves, or in very saline areas on the edge of salt marshes.