Avicennia germinans
Black Mangrove
Also known as: Avicennia africana Beauverd +19 more
- Avicennia africana Beauverd
- Avicennia elliptica Holm, 1821
- Avicennia elliptica Thunb.
- Avicennia elliptica var. elliptica
- Avicennia elliptica var. martii Moldenke
- Avicennia floridana Gand.
- Avicennia floridana Raf.
- Avicennia germinans (L.) Stearn
- Avicennia germinans f. aberrans Moldenke
- Avicennia germinans f. brasiliensis Moldenke
- Avicennia germinans f. germinans
- Avicennia germinans f. venezuelensis Moldenke
- Avicennia germinans var. cumanensis (Kunth) Moldenke
- Avicennia germinans var. germinans
- Avicennia germinans var. guayaquilensis (Kunth) Moldenke
- Avicennia lamarckiana C.Presl
- Avicennia meyerae Miq.
- Avicennia meyeri Miq.
- Avicennia nitida Jacq.
- Avicennia nitida Sessé & Moc.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Avicennia germinans (commonly known as Black Mangrove) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Originating in Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Angola, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zaïre