Common Name: Grey Mangrove
Botanical Name: Avicennia marina ssp. marina
Family: AVICENNIACEAE
Description:
Shrub to small tree, 2-10 m high. Broad, glossy green above, paler whitish-grey below, 3-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. Yellow to orange, 4-lobed flowers, in upper leaf axils, 0.3-0.5 cm diameter. Most of the year. Leathery, hairy capsule, 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Shrub to small tree, 2-10 m high. Broad, glossy green above, paler whitish-grey below, 3-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. Yellow to orange, 4-lobed flowers, in upper leaf axils, 0.3-0.5 cm diameter. Most of the year. Leathery, hairy capsule, 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Natural Distribution:
Restricted to sheltered coastal estuaries and tidal flats subject to twice daily flooding, ranging from the northern Adelaide coast to north-west Eyre Peninsula. Extends into WA, NT, Qld, NSW and Vic.
Restricted to sheltered coastal estuaries and tidal flats subject to twice daily flooding, ranging from the northern Adelaide coast to north-west Eyre Peninsula. Extends into WA, NT, Qld, NSW and Vic.
Notes:
The only species of Mangrove south of NSW. Pencil-shaped, 'air-breathing' roots (pneumatophores) are exposed during low tide. Early germination of new seedlings occur on the fruit while still attached to the parent tree before dropping into coastal muds. Salt is extracted from glands and tissues on the leaves, lower stem and roots.
The only species of Mangrove south of NSW. Pencil-shaped, 'air-breathing' roots (pneumatophores) are exposed during low tide. Early germination of new seedlings occur on the fruit while still attached to the parent tree before dropping into coastal muds. Salt is extracted from glands and tissues on the leaves, lower stem and roots.
