Highly salt tolerant up to half seawater salinity. Use as a source of good quality wood and fuel. Using as border or fence and not in residential areas. Goats use the young trees and shoots as fodder.

Conocarpus lancifolius, one of two species in the genus Conocarpus, is a tree in the family Combretaceae native to coastal and riverine areas of Somalia, Djibouti, and Yemen. It is found throughout the Horn of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and South Asia. Evergreen trees, 3-8 m tall; bark dark brown furrowed in older stems. Leaves are modified into sickle shaped leathery phyllodes, 9-15 cm long and 1-3.5 cm wide. Floral heads globose, creamy white or yellow, 5-10mm in diameter, are produced in 30-40cm long drooping panicles from leaf axils. Flowers pentamerous. Exotic species. Damas tree, is fast-growing and tolerant of heat, drought and salt, making it a perfect landscape tree and shrub for the gulf nations. The tree has a symmetrical growth habit and can easily be shaped into a variety of different forms. It can be shaped into short and tall hedges, and is effective for creating a visual or a noise barrier. With suitable plant spacing it can also be grown as a hardy single-stemmed tree which is good for shade. The tree thrives exceptionally well in the hot and dry climate of the city. The leaves of conocarpus lancifolius have an antidiabetic effect.

Cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens, roadsides and parks.