Lumnitzera racemosa

Not to be confused with Avicennia germinans, which may also be known as black mangrove.

Lumnitzera racemosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Lumnitzera
Species:
L. racemosa
Binomial name
Lumnitzera racemosa
Willd., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin iv. (1803) 187[2][3]
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Lumnitzera racemosa, commonly known as the white-flowered black mangrove,[4] is a species of mangrove in the family Combretaceae.[5] It is found on the eastern coast of Africa and other places in the western Indo-Pacific region.[6] It has one accepted variety from the noniminate species which is Lumnitzera racemosa var. lutea (Gaudich.) Exell.[7][8]

  1. ^ Ellison, J.; Koedam, N.E.; Wang, Y.; Primavera, J.; Jin Eong, O.; Wan-Hong Yong, J.; Ngoc Nam, V. (2010). "Lumnitzera racemosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178846A7625290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178846A7625290.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Lumnitzera racemosa Willd., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin iv. (1803) 187". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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  4. ^ "Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.: white-flowered black mangrove". USDA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. ^ The World's Mangroves, 1980-2005: A Thematic Study in the Framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2007. pp. 15–17. ISBN 978-92-5-105856-5.
  7. ^ "Lumnitzera racemosa var. lutea (Gaudich.) Exell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Lumnitzera racemosa var. lutea (Gaudich.) Exell, Flora Malesiana ser. I (1951)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 April 2020.