Flowers are found in clusters at the growing tips, and are prized by some beekeepers for the unique honey which is produced from them. The fruits are found throughout the year. They are flat, and approximately one inch long. The color is green and the pod is covered with down. Black Mangrove bark is thick, dark brown or blackish, with rough irregular flattened scales.
Twigs are grayish in color and smooth, with enlargements at the joints.
The Black Mangrove is usually found in 9 mixture with the White Mangrove, in a zone shoreward from the Red Mangrove.