upriver orange mangrove (Bruguiera sexangula)
Bruguiera sexangula is an Indo-West Pacific mangrove tree with distinctive buttress and knee roots. It produces viviparous propagules and thrives in the middle to upper.
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Synonyms
Bruguiera australis A.Cunn. ex Arn.
Bruguiera eriopetala Wight & Arn.
Bruguiera oxyphylla Miq.
Bruguiera parietosa Griff.
Rhizophora australis (A.Cunn. ex Arn.) Steud.
Rhizophora eriopetala (Wight & Arn.) Steud.
Rhizophora polandra Blanco
Rhizophora sexangula Lour.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderMalpighiales
- familyRhizophoraceae
- genusBruguiera
- speciesBruguiera sexangula