Accession Data

Rhizophora mangle

Common Name: Red Mangrove

Family: Rhizophoraceae

Country of Origin: tropical America

Description: The Red Mangrove is common to tidal shores and marshes in southern Florida and tropical America. It has arching aerial roots which form stilts and trunks creating the dense, soil stabilizing tangles that the mangrove is known for.

The bark of the mangrove is also an important source of tannin.

An unusual feature of the mangrove is the seed which germinates and produces a radicle up to 12 inches long before falling from the tree.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10-11

Accession #: 200400266

Accession Date: 2004-11-09 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1119

Quantity: 1

Provenance:

New seeds field collected in southern Florida, planted Sept 12 2022

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid I

Order: Malpighiales

Family: Rhizophoraceae

Tribe: Rhizophoreae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, May 04, 2016.
  2. Rhizophora mangle at ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Friday, 08 March, 2019.

Images

Rhizophora mangle
Rhizophora mangle