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Rhizophora mucronata

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Also known as mangrove

species of plant

Species

Least Concern

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SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyRhizophoraceae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Native toAldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States
Observations3,042
Observations recorded3,847

Red Sea, Indian ocean shores.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,137
With media
946
Family
Rhizophoraceae
Collections
CAS, MICH, BRIT, NY, US, POM
Recorded in
Northern Mariana Islands, Sri Lanka, India, Philippines, Federated States Of Micronesia, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Marshall Islands, Tanzania

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Rhizophora
Image
Rhizophora mucronata Propagules.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Rhizophora mucronata
Commons category
Rhizophora mucronata
taxon common name
Honko lahy
short name
R. mucronata
taxon range
Myanmar
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Encyclopedic overview

Rhizophora mucronata (loop-root mangrove, red mangrove or Asiatic mangrove) is a species of mangrove found on coasts and river banks in East Africa and the Indo-Pacific region.

Description

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