true mangrove
rhizophora latin

True mangrove trees grow in tropical, inter-tidal areas and have the unique ability to...

Rhizophora is a genus of tropical mangrove trees, sometimes collectively called true mangroves.

In addition the buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) although not a true mangrove is often associated with mangroves in littoral forest.

An assessment of mangrove resources identified at least 19 species of true mangroves and several more species of mangrove associates within the Park's borders.

Near the lagoon grows the true mangrove, such as exists in the West India islands, and the first of the kind that had been yet met with by our navigators.

Of the recognized 110 mangrove species, only about 54 species in 20 genera from 16 families constitute the "true mangroves", species that occur almost exclusively in mangrove habitats.

The true mangrove and mangrove associate species that exist in the sanctuary are Avicennia officinalis, Rhizophora mucronata, Acanthus ilicifolius and Acrostichum aureum - the species of conservation importance.

Among the better known members are mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora.

Rhizophora species generally live in intertidal zones which are indundated daily by the ocean.

It is found on the seaward side of mangrove swamps, often in the company of Rhizophora.

Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) are the most common and grow in the ocean.

The mangrove forest of the Park contains, among others Rhizophora and Sonneratiaspecies.

The larvae feed on Rhizophora species.

Other plant species include Rhizophora apiculata and Derris trifoliata.

Rhizophora x lamarckii Montr.

Mud crabs, mudskippers and mangrove trees such as Rhizophora and Bruguiera are found there.

The dominant vegetations are Rhizophora, Avicennia and Bruguiera.

The mangroves consist mainly of species of Rhizophora, Avicennia and Ceriops.

It is commonly found among mangroves in coastal areas including Black Mangroves (Rhizophora mucronata).

On the coast there mangroves like the red Rhizophora mangle, as well as coconut trees (Cocoloba uvifera).

The most notable species is the Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) but some other species and a few natural hybrids are known.

Avicennia alba is a fast growing species and is sometimes planted, along with Sonneratia and Rhizophora, to help prevent coastal erosion.

Rhizophora x annamalayana (R. apiculata x R. mucronata)

Rhizophora x selala (R. mangle x R. stylosa)

They consist of species belonging to the Rhizophora, Avicennia, Bruguiera, Ceriops and Lumnitzera genus.

Larvae have been recorded on Mangifera, Terminalia, Eugenia, Areca, Rhizophora and Nephelium species.

The term "mangrove" is used generally to cover all of these species, and it can be used narrowly to cover just mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora.

Along the coast are mudflats due to the high rate of sedimentation, which were naturally overgrown with mangroves (Sonneratia spp., Rhizophora spp.)

Young 'Rhizophora mangle' L. tree growing on a beach in Kāne'ohe Bay, Hawai'i; photographed by Eric Guinther.

Of the recorded species Acanthus ilicifolius is considered to be Endangered and Rhizophora mucranata as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

The beetle, related to carver beetles, is a pest to mangrove trees especially Rhizophora mucronata and Rhizophora apiculata.

Rhizophora x lamarckii is a hybrid of Rhizophora apiculata and Rhizophora stylosa.