Mangrove palms, otherwise known as nipa palms (fig.), in the Mae Khong Delta area (fig.) of South Vietnam. This species of palm, like mangrove, thrives near coastal areas, yet away from wave action.

Its tall stalks with pinnate leaves grow vertically, directly from the soil, without a true trunk. Beside it at the bottom, also its large fruit, that grows atop a single woody stalk and is known as water coconut (fig.), is visible.