sentences:  Myers (1981) states that "Manicaria saccifera" is an obligate swamp species which grows in freshwater swamps that are frequently flooded by rain or ocean tides.They can often be located in estuarine areas where a river feeds into the ocean, so the rivers or canals along which "Manicaria saccifera" can be found often contain brackish water.This palm tends to dominate the middle strata with its broad leaves, and can often be found mixed with "Raphia" palm in depressions, bordering waterways, and in mixed dicotyledonous swamp forests (Myers, 1981).