Avicennia marina

Avicennia marina
At Lago Malai, East Timor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Avicennia
Species:
A. marina
Binomial name
Avicennia marina
Subspecies and varieties

See text.

Synonyms[2]
  • Avicennia alba Blume
  • Avicennia intermedia Griff.
  • Avicennia mindanaensis Elmer
  • Avicennia sphaerocarpa Stapf ex Ridl.
  • Avicennia spicata Kuntze
  • Sceura marina Forssk.

Avicennia marina, commonly known as grey mangrove or white mangrove, is a species of mangrove tree classified in the plant family Acanthaceae (formerly in the Verbenaceae or Avicenniaceae). As with other mangroves, it occurs in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas.

  1. ^ Duke, N.; Kathiresan, K.; Salmo III, S.G.; Fernando, E.S.; Peras, J.R.; Sukardjo, S.; Miyagi, T.; Ellison, J.; Koedam, N.E.; Wang, Y.; Primavera, J.; Jin Eong, O.; Wan-Hong Yong, J.; Ngoc Nam, V. (2010). "Avicennia marina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178828A7619457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178828A7619457.en. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2016 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online