Avicennia marina

Avicennia marina
At Lago Malai, East Timor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Avicennia
Species:
A. marina
Binomial name
Avicennia marina
Subspecies and varieties

See text.

Synonyms
  • Avicennia alba Blume
  • Avicennia intermedia Griff.
  • Avicennia mindanaensis Elmer
  • Avicennia sphaerocarpa Stapf ex Ridl.
  • Avicennia spicata Kuntze
  • Sceura marina Forssk.

Avicennia marina, commonly known as grey mangrove or white mangrove, is a species of mangrove tree classified in the plant family Acanthaceae (formerly in the Verbenaceae or Avicenniaceae). As with other mangroves, it occurs in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas.

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