Rhizophora
Genus of trees
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::summary Genus of trees ::
| fossil_range =
|image = Rhizophora mangle.jpg
|image_caption = Rhizophora mangle
|taxon = Rhizophora
|authority = L.{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?10396 |
title=Genus: Rhizophora L. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=2006-05-12 |access-date=2010-11-27}}
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = Several, see text
|synonyms = Mangium Rumph. ex Scop.
Rhizophora is a genus of tropical mangrove trees, sometimes collectively called true mangroves. The most notable species is the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) but some other species and a few natural hybrids are known. Rhizophora species generally live in intertidal zones which are inundated daily by the ocean. They exhibit a number of adaptations to this environment, including pneumatophores that elevate the plants above the water and allow them to respire oxygen even while their lower roots are submerged and a cytological molecular "pump" mechanism that allows them to remove excess salts from their cells. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ῥίζα (rhiza), meaning "root," and φορός (phoros), meaning "bearing," referring to the stilt-roots.
The beetle Poecilips fallax is a common pest of these trees, especially Rhizophora mucronata and Rhizophora apiculata. This beetle (related to carver beetles) lays its eggs in the hypocotyls. When they hatch, the larvae dig tunnels through the hypocotyl, distorting its shape, When the beetle pupates it leaves the plant, but the hypocotyl will no longer be able to develop normally.
The red mangrove is the state tree of Delta Amacuro in Venezuela; a dark brown dye can be produced from it, which is used in Tongan ngatu cloth production.
Species
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| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Tall-stilt Mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata) flower close-up (15563380958).jpg | 120px]] | Rhizophora apiculata Blume | bakauan lalaki (Philippines) bakau minyak |
| Rhizophora harrisonii Leechm. | Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago, and Venezuela. | ||
| [[File:Red Mangrove, Rhizophora mangle - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg | 120px]] | Rhizophora mangle L. | red mangrove |
| [[File:Rhizophora mucronata Lam. (7204554678).jpg | 120px]] | Rhizophora mucronata Lam. | loop-root mangrove, red mangrove or Asiatic mangrove |
| [[File:MACOURIA 068.jpg | 120px]] | Rhizophora racemosa G.Mey. | |
| Rhizophora samoensis (Hochr.) Salvoza | Samoan Mangrove | New Caledonia - Tonga - Samoa | |
| [[File:Rhizop stylos 210527-104641 cks.jpg | 120px]] | Rhizophora stylosa Griff. | url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?10396 |
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Hybrids
- Rhizophora × annamalayana Kathiresan (R. apiculata × R. mucronata)
- Rhizophora × lamarckii Montrouz. (R. apiculata × R. stylosa)
- Rhizophora × selala (Salvoza) P.B.Tomlinson (R. mangle × R. stylosa)
Formerly placed here
- Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (as R. corniculata L.)
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Savigny (as R. gymnorhiza L.)
- Bruguiera parviflora (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Griff. (as R. parviflora Roxb.)
- Bruguiera sexangula (Lour.) Poir. (as R. sexangula Lour.)
- Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. (as R. tagal Perr.)
References
References
- "Bagh River, Borkui (upper) (Cretaceous to of India)".
- Austin, Daniel F.. (2004). "Florida Ethnobotany". CRC Press.
- Luego, Josephine N.. (November 1990). "Control of ''Poecilips fallax'' Eggers". Technology Transfer Series.
- "Rhizophora mangle".
- "GRIN Species Records of ''Rhizophora''". United States Department of Agriculture.
- "Kiribati Country Report to The Conference of Parties (COP) of The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)". Environment and Conservation Division, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development.
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