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Red Mangrove
Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical coastline
Range
Americas and Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

The red mangrove is a salt-tolerant tree that grows in tropical coastal waters. Its seeds germinate while still attached to the branch, dropping as fully formed saplings.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Rhizophoraceae
Genus
Rhizophora
Species
Rhizophora mangle