Black mangrove
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
Summary 5
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (black mangrove, Afrikaans: Swart-wortelboom, Xhosa: Isikhangati, Zulu: Isihlobane) is a small tree up to 10 m high that belongs to the family Rhizophoraceae. It is found on the seaward side of mangrove swamps, often in the company of Rhizophora. Its bark is rough and reddish brown. The tree develops short prop-roots rather than long stilt-roots. Flowers are creamy white soon turning brown. The sepals are persistent, narrow and
Range description 6
In South Asia, this species is found in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Bangladesh. In Australasia it is found in American Samoa, Northwest Australia, Northeast Australia, Southeast Australia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Western Samoa. In East Africa and the Middle East, it is found in Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Reunion, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania. This species is extinct in Yemen.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Ton Rulkens, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/47108884@N07/8349980202/
- (c) Ria Tan, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildsingapore/6028623081/
- (c) Dinesh Valke, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/7211154640/
- (c) Ria Tan, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildsingapore/3224659178/
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruguiera_gymnorrhiza
- (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/34342595
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| Mangrove dependancy | obligate |
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