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Rhizophora stylosa

Authority
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Rhizophorales:Rhizophoraceae
Synonyms
Common namesmangrove, red mangrove, spider mangrove, stilt mangrove
Editor
Ecocrop code1851



Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
A medium sized single- or multi-stemmed tree 8-30 m in height, while the trunk may reach a diameter of 25-60 cm. The tree has looping pneumatophores extending for several metres over the ground and aerial roots descending from the stem and branches. The crown is dark glossy-green and quit compact.

GROWING PERIOD
Perennial.

COMMON NAMES
Small-stilted mangrove.

FURTHER INF
In Australia, the tree occurs naturally at sea level within the latitudinal range of 11-30°S. Small-stilted mangrove is common on beach fronts or lower tidal reaches and it may also extend upstream along tidal waterways that remain brackish for most of the year.
Sources
SOURCES
Boland D 1984 pp 610-611 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, USE]
National RC 1980 pp 52-54 [DRA, SAL, TEXT, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DEP]