Mangrove Trees

looking around the web for Mangrove Branches.

this site has some nice pictures-of everything but the branches. it specializes in seeds.
http://www.seabean.com/guide/Rhizophora_mangle/index.htm

source: http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/mangroves.htm

this is a picture of the branches of the Red Mangrove, the most common. Their seeds look funny :P they actually look like magnolia trees. i wonder if they are related?

source: http://www.backyardnature.net/yucatan/mangrove.htm

yep, those twigs are distinctive. and the silly looking beans too.