There are various types of mangrove, and these ones in Samut Prakan are of the Rizophora kind, known in Thai as gohng gahng bai lek (โกงกางใบเล็ก), that develop large stilt-like buttress roots (fig.).

In the Bay of Phang Nga, a thick forest of similar mangrove trees covers a large area that is only accessible by boat via a labyrinth of meandering waterways.