Rhizophora L.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs with aerial roots. Stipules reddish, sessile, leaf-like, lanceolate. Leaves opposite or distichous; lamina glabrous, mid-vein extended into a caducous point, margins entire or serrulate near apex. Inflorescence axillary, dense cymes; bracteoles forming a cup just below flower; calyx tube adnate to ovary, persistent, lobes 5-8; petals 4, lanceolate. Fruit brown, ovoid. Seed 1 fertile per fruit.

Worldwide: c. 8-9 species, widespread on tropical coasts.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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mucronata Lam.N,Z,MS,GI,MDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Rhizophora:

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Flora of Burundi: Rhizophora

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rhizophora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rhizophora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rhizophora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rhizophora
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Rhizophora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rhizophora
JSTOR Plant Science: Rhizophora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rhizophora
Plants of the World Online: Rhizophora
Tropicos: Rhizophora
Wikipedia: Rhizophora

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Rhizophora.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2363, retrieved 16 February 2025

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