Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rhizophoraceae
Genus: Bruguiera
Species:
B. gymnorhiza
Binomial name
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
(L.) Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 2(5.2): 517 (-518); 2(2.2): t. 397 (1819)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Bruguiera capensis Blume[2]
  • B. conjugata (L.) Merr.
  • B. gymnorhiza (L.) Savigny, Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 4: 696 (1798) (Isonym)[1]
  • B. rheedei Blume
  • B. rumphii Blume
  • B. wightii Blume
  • B. zippelii Blume
  • Rhizophora conjugata L.
  • R. gymnorhiza L.
  • R. palun DC.
  • R. rheedei Steud.
  • R. tinctoria Blanco

Bruguiera gymnorhiza, the large-leafed orange mangrove or oriental mangrove,[3]) is a mangrove tree that grows usually to 7–20 metres (23–66 ft) high, but sometimes up to 35m, that belongs to the family Rhizophoraceae. It is found on the seaward side of mangrove swamps, often in the company of Rhizophora. It grows from the Western Pacific across Indian Ocean coasts to Cape Province, South Africa.

  1. ^ a b "Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 2(5.2): 517 (-518); 2(2.2): t. 397 (1819)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Science. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Bruguiera gymnorhiza - Large-Leafed Orange Mangrove". www.mangrove.at. Retrieved 2021-07-24.