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(Last Modified On 12/18/2012)
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(Last Modified On 12/18/2012)
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Species
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RHIZOPHORA MANGLE L.
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Sp. P1. 1:443. 1753.
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Synonym
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Rhizophora americana Nutt. N. Amer. Sylv. 1:95. 1842.
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Description
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Trees to 25 m. tall. Leaves obovate or elliptic, the apex obtuse, the base cune- ate, slightly decurrent on the petiole, 7-15 cm. long, 2.0-8.5 cm. broad, glabrous, coriaceous; petiole 1.0-2.5 cm. long. Inflorescence once-dichotomous and 2- flowered, rarely trichotomous and 3-flowered; peduncles 1.5-3.5 cm. long; pedicels 0.5-2.0 cm. long; bracteoles truncate-trapezoid. Floral buds ampullaceous, broad- est at the base, acuminate at the tip; sepals 11-15 mm. long, 4 mm. wide; petals involute, 9-11 mm. long, 2.0-2.5 mm. wide; stamens 8, 5.5-7.0 mm. long; ovary bilocular, half-inferior, the conical upper half terminating in a bifid style, the length of ovary from base of disc to tip of stigma 5-7 mm. Fruit 1.9-2.6 cm. long, 1.0-1.3 cm. wide, the protruding seedling up to 40 cm. long.
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Distribution
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This species occurs along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Brazil and in the West Indies, and also occurs, though not so commonly, along the west coast of Africa. It grows only along the coast, either within the high tide zone or in lakes behind beaches or river estuaries in which it can become established. Under suitable conditions it forms dense stands in shallow water and apparently contributes to land building once it is established.
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Specimen
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BOCAS DEL TORO: Nances Cay Island, Von Wedel 577; Water Valley, Von Wedel 994. CANAL ZONE: Cristobal, Salvoza ioio; Manzanillo Island, Hayes 46. CHIRIQUI: vicinity of San Bartolome, Peninsula de Burica, Woodson d Schery 934.
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