Avicennia marina, White mangrove

Avicennia marina   (Forssk.) Vierh.,

White mangrove
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Magnoliopsida | Lamiales | Acanthaceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; brackish.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Only natural mangrove species which forms monospecific stands from coast of Saudi Arabia south. Supports camel grazing; nursery ground for fish and shrimp and roost and nest side for birds (Ref. 801).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz. 1997. (Ref. 801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 March 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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