Avicennia marina




Family Verbenaceae
Scientific name Avicennia marina (Forsskal) Vierhapper
Synonyms Sceura marina Forsskal
Common name (Japanese common name) hirugi-damashi [false hirugi (hirugi = Rhizophoraceae plants)]
(English common name) gray mangrove
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Arabian Peninsula, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-3m. Flowers yellow. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh.



August 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
August 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
August 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden