Taxon: Rhizophora mucronata Lam.

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• loop-root mangrove   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• red mangrove   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• asiatisk mangrove   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Materials: wood   (timber fide Ency WTimber)
  

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Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Northern Africa: Egypt [s.e.]
  Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia [e.]; Somalia; Sudan [s.e.]
  East Tropical Africa: Kenya [e.]; Tanzania [e.]
  South Tropical Africa: Mozambique
  Southern Africa: South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal [e.]
  Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar; Mauritius; Seychelles
• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Eastern Asia: Japan - Ryukyu Islands; Taiwan
• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Indian Subcontinent: India; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
  Indo-China: Cambodia; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
  Malesia: Indonesia; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; Philippines
• AUSTRALASIA
  Australia: Australia - Northern Territory [n.], Queensland [n.]
• PACIFIC
  Southwestern Pacific: Solomon Islands; Vanuatu

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960–. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
• Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature.
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. [lists as R. mucronata Poir.].
• Cufodontis, G. 1953–1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
• Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980–. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. [lists as R. mucronata Poir.].
• Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource).
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca.
• Fernandes, A. & E. J. S. M. Mendes. 1969–. Flora de Mocambique.
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
• George, A. S., ed. 1980–. Flora of Australia.
• Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
• Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975–1979. Flora of Taiwan.
• Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan. [lists as R. mucronata Poir.].
• Ross, J. 1972. The flora of Natal.
• Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970–. Flora of Thailand.
• Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948–. Flora malesiana.
• Tomlinson, P. B. 1978. Rhizophora in Australasia - some clarification of taxonomy and distribution. J. Arnold Arbor. 59:156–169.
• Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.
• Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.

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Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Rhizophora mucronata.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Rhizophora mucronata.

Check other web resources for Rhizophora mucronata Lam.:

• AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium
• ABRS: Australian Biological Resources Study Flora of Australia online
• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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