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Taxon:
Avicennia germinans
(L.) L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Avicennia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Avicennioideae
Nomen number:
70116
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 3, 2:891. 1764
Verified:
03/09/1995
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
Basionym
Bontia germinans
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Avicennia africana
P. Beauv.
Avicennia nitida
Jacq.
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
Flore du Cameroun. 1963-
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
Flore du Gabon. 1961-
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds.
Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames. 1984
Compere, P.
1963. The correct name of the Afro-American black mangrove. Taxon 12:150-152.
Note:
discusses nomenclature and authorship
Dodd, R. S. et al.
2000. Evolutionary divergence in the pan-Atlantic mangrove
Avicennia germinans
. New Phytol. 145:115-125.
Note:
Old & New World representatives are distinct
Englert, J. M. et al.
USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
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=Avicennia+germinans&quantity=1
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds.
Flora de Veracruz. 1978-
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed.
Flora of the Guianas. 1986-
Note:
lists as A. germinans (L.) Stearn
Gillis, W. T.
1974. Name changes for the seed plants in the Bahama flora. Rhodora 76:113.
Howard, R.
Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
Keay, R. W. J.
Trees of Nigeria. 1989
Little, E. L. Jr.
1961.
Avicennia nitida
(Nomenclature). Phytologia 8:49.
Note:
lists as
A. germinans
L.; =
A. nitida
Jacq.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
Stearn, W. T.
1958. A key to West Indian mangroves. Kew Bull. 13:33-37.
Note:
lists as
A. germinans
(L.) Stearn
Uphof, J. C. T.
Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968
Note:
=
A. nitida
Jacq.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
English
black mangrove –
Reference(s)
Spanish
mangle –
Reference(s)
mangle negro –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
s.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
w.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
s.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
s.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
w.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
w.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
s.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
w.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
s.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
s.
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
w.
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
w.
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Zaire
w.
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
coasts
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
n. & e.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bermuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
n. & w.
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
w.
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Tumbes
Native
Africa
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
(s.),
Ghana
(s.),
Guinea
(s.),
Gambia
(w.),
Guinea-Bissau
(w.),
Mauritania
(w.),
Nigeria
(s.),
Senegal
(w.),
Sierra Leone
(s.),
Togo
(s.)
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
(w.),
Gabon
(w.),
Equatorial Guinea
,
Sao Tome and Principe
,
Zaire
(w.)
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
(coasts)
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
(n. & e.)
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Anguilla
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Bermuda
,
Cuba
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
Puerto Rico
,
St. Vincent and Grenadines
MESOAMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
(n.),
Guyana
(n.),
Suriname
(n.),
Venezuela
(n.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
(n. & w.),
Ecuador
(w.),
Peru
[Tumbes]
Economic Uses
Materials
Name
References
Economic Uses