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Taxon:  Rhizophora mucronata Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Rhizophora
Family:
Rhizophoraceae
Nomen number:
31152
Place of publication:
Tabl. encycl. 1: t. 396. 1793 (J. L. M. Poiret, Tabl. encycl. 2(vol. 5):517. 1819 (text); Encycl. 6:189. 1804)
Verified:
03/15/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam. 1960-
  3. Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959- Note: lists as R. mucronata Poir.
  5. Cufodontis, G. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta. 1953-1972
  6. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980- Note: lists as R. mucronata Poir.
  7. Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note: http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Rhizophora-IWP.pdf
  8. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  9. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960- http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
  10. Fernandes, A. & E. J. S. M. Mendes. Flora de Mocambique. 1969-
  11. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). Note: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Rhizophora+mucronata&quantity=1
  12. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
  13. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
  14. Li, H. L. et al., eds. Flora of Taiwan. 1975-1979
  15. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970- Note: lists as R. mucronata Poir.
  16. Ross, J. The flora of Natal. 1972
  17. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. Flora of Thailand. 1970-
  18. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. Flora malesiana. 1948-
  19. Tomlinson, P. B. 1978. Rhizophora in Australasia - some clarification of taxonomy and distribution. J. Arnold Arbor. 59:156-169.
  20. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
  21. Walker, E. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. 1976
Common names
English
loop-root mangrove –
red mangrove –
Swedish
asiatisk mangrove –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya (e.), Tanzania (e.)
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia (e.), Sudan (s.e.), Somalia
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (s.e.)
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal (e.)]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory (n.), Queensland (n.)]
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Economic Uses
Materials


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