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Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove Flower
Rhizophora mangle
Resilience and adaptation.
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Genus
- Rhizophora
- Native to
- Tropical Americas, West Africa, Pacific Islands
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- tree
- Height
- 20-80 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- saline, muddy, waterlogged
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Mangrove flowers are pollinated by wind and insects, and their seeds germinate while still attached to the parent tree in a process called vivipary.
- Red mangroves can filter out up to 97 percent of the salt in seawater through their root membranes.
- Mangrove forests protect coastlines from hurricane damage, reducing wave energy by up to 66 percent.
- The small, leathery flowers produce a light honey that is prized in Florida and the Caribbean for its mild, distinctive flavor.
- One acre of mangrove forest can sequester up to four times more carbon than an acre of tropical rainforest.
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