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Avicennia germinans, the black mangrove, [3] is a shrub or small tree growing up to 12 meters (39 feet) in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae.It grows in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, on both the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and on the Atlantic Coast of tropical Africa, where it thrives on the sandy and muddy shores where seawater reaches.
Avicennia officinalis ranges from the eastern Indian Ocean to the western Pacific, along the shores of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Timor Leste, New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales).
Avicennia is a genus of flowering plants currently placed in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. It contains mangrove trees , which occur in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas and are characterized by its "pencil roots", which are aerial roots .
Avicennia rumphiana is a species of tropical mangrove in the family Acanthaceae. It is considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in the 2008 assessment. [ 1 ] As of March 2022 [update] , Plants of the World Online considered it to be only a variety of Avicennia marina , Avicennia marina var. rumphiana . [ 3 ]
Avicennia marina, commonly known as grey mangrove or white mangrove, is a species of mangrove tree classified in the plant family Acanthaceae (formerly in the Verbenaceae or Avicenniaceae). As with other mangroves, it occurs in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas.
Avicennia: Avicennia alba: Avicennia balanophora: Avicennia bicolor: Avicennia integra: Avicennia marina: grey mangrove (subspecies: australasica, eucalyptifolia, rumphiana) Avicennia officinalis: Indian mangrove Avicennia germinans: black mangrove Avicennia schaueriana: Avicennia tonduzii: Combretaceae: Tribe Lagunculariae (including ...
Avicennia alba is a species of tropical mangrove in the family Acanthaceae. It is found growing in coastal and estuarine locations in India, Southeast Asia, Australia ...
The mangrove genus Avicennia, sometimes placed in the Verbenaceae [5] or in its own family, Avicenniaceae, [6] has been placed in the Acanthaceae. [7] Economically important Verbenaceae include: Lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla), grown for aroma or flavoring; Verbenas or vervains (Verbena), some used in herbalism, others grown in gardens