Avicennia germinans (L.) L.

English: Black mangrove

German: Schwarze Mangrove

Portuguese: Mangue-preto, Siriúba

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Lamiales (199)

        Family: Verbenaceae (14)(family description)

          Genus: Avicennia (1)

            Epithet: germinans (L.) L. (1)

Synonyms: Avicennia africana Beauv., Avicennia nitida Jacq., Bontia germinans Linnaeus

africana => of African origin

germinans => refers to the habit of seed germination on the tree

nitida => shining, smooth and clear, lustrous

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow, beige, white

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• [25] Schütt,P. et al. (2004): Bäume der Tropen. Nikol, Hamburg, Germany.