Lumnitzera racemosa




Family Combretaceae
Scientific name Lumnitzera racemosa Willdenow
Synonyms Bruguiera madagascariensis Candolle; Funckia karakandel Dennstedt; Laguncularia rosea Gaudichaud-Beaupré; Lumnitzera racemosa Willdenow var. pubescens Koorders & Valeton; Lumnitzera rosea (Gaudichaud-Beaupré) C. Presl; Petaloma alba Blanco; Petaloma albiflora Zippelius ex Spanoghe; Petaloma alternifolia Roxburgh; Pokornya ettingshausenii Montrouzier; Problastes cuneifolia Reinwardt
Common name (Japanese common name) hirugi-modoki [false hirugi (hirugi = Rhizophoraceae plants)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Indonesia, Singapore, New Guinea, Australia, Pacific Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, eastern Africa
Chromosomal number 2n=48
Description Plants 10m. Leaves 2.5-7cm. Flowers 5 white petals each 4mm. Evergreen. Subarbor trees.
Reference Lumnitzera racemosa Willdenow



May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden