| ID Characteristic | Unlike other Mangrove species, Excoecaria agallocha does not have aerial roots that emerge from the water to help gather extra oxygen. |
| Shape | Tall bushy canopy. |
| Propagation | Propagation by seed. |
| Cultivation | Desires hot and humid air conditions above 25° C, in conjunction with a nearby water table that it may draw from and establish. Requires full sun and in sandy and silty soil. |
| Pests | O. melicerta and mangrove longhorn beetle. No known diseases. |
| Habitat | River edges or near humid tropical beaches. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Cracked woody bark with sap extrusions. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Pointy buds. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves are simple and obovate, hanging downwards whorled around their branches. They are roughly 8 x 4 cm, with petioles that are about 2 cm long and have between 12 - 18 veins going laterally from the midrib. |
| Flower Description | Elongated, narrow cone-shaped spiky flowers often pointing downwards. |
| Fruit Description | Small, 3 - lobed capsule fruits with very short petioles. Often in loose terminal clumps of 10 fruit or more. |
| Colour Description | Dark brown to light grey branches. Dark brown bark. Leaves range in colour from light to dark green depending on the season. Fruit are a deep green. Flowers are lime green to yellow-green. |
| Texture Description | Young growth is smooth. Mature growth appears woody, cracked and covered in extrusions of sap. |