Aegiceras wani nau'in bishiyar bishiyu ne da ciyayi masu tsiro a cikin dangin Primulaceae, ɗan asalin swamps na mangrove da gandun daji na wurare masu zafi da wurare masu zafi na Asiya, Ostiraliya, da Tsibirin Pacific. Sunan "aegiceras" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "aegis," ma'ana garkuwa, da "keras," ma'ana ƙaho, maiyuwa yana nufin ƙaƙƙarfan bayyanar 'ya'yan itatuwa masu kama da ƙaho ko ikon shuka don samar da tsari da kariya a ciki. matsanancin yanayi na mazaunin mangrove.