List of mangrove tree species of Australia
Appearance
Family | Genus | Species[1][2] | Common name/s | Subspecific Forms | Common name/s |
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Acanthaceae | Acanthus | ebracteatus | Bractless Holly Mangrove | subsp. ebracteatus | White-flowered Holly Mangrove |
ebracteatus | Bractless Holly Mangrove | subsp. ebarbatus | Purple-flowered Holly Mangrove | ||
ilicifolius | Holly Mangrove | ||||
Avicennia | integra | Stilted Grey Mangrove | |||
marina | Grey/White Mangrove | var. marina | Western White Mangrove | ||
marina | Grey/White Mangrove | var. australasica | Eastern White/Grey Mangrove | ||
marina | Grey/White Mangrove | var. eucalyptifolia | Northern Grey Mangrove | ||
officinalis | Round-leafed Grey Mangrove | ||||
Combretaceae | Lumnitzera | littorea | Red-flowered Black Mangrove | ||
racemosa | White-flowered Black Mangrove | ||||
X rosea | Pink-flowered Black Mangrove | ||||
Rhizophoraceae | Bruguiera | cylindrica | Large-leafed Orange Mangrove | ||
exaristata | Rib-fruited Orange Mangrove | ||||
gymnorhiza | Large-leafed Orange Mangrove | ||||
parviflora | Small-leafed Orange Mangrove | ||||
X rhynchopetala | Hybrid Orange Mangrove | ||||
sexangula | Upriver Orange Mangrove | ||||
hainesii | Haines' Orange Mangrove | ||||
Ceriops | australis | Smooth-fruited Yellow Mangrove | |||
pseudodecandra | Clumped Yellow Mangrove | ||||
tagal | Rib-fruited Yellow Mangrove | ||||
Rhizophora | X annamalayana | Northern Hybrid Stilt Mangrove | |||
apiculata | Corky Stilt Mangrove | ||||
X lamarckii | Southern Hybrid Stilt Mangrove | ||||
mucronata | Upstream Stilt Mangrove | ||||
stylosa | Long-styled Stilt Mangrove | ||||
Lythraceae | Pemphis | acidula | Reef Barrier Mangrove | ||
Sonneratia | alba | White-flowered Apple Mangrove | |||
caseolaris | Red-flowered Apple Mangrove | ||||
lanceolata | Lanceolate-leafed Apple Mangrove | ||||
X gulngai | Gulngai Hybrid Apple Mangrove | ||||
ovata | Ovate-leafed Apple Mangrove | ||||
X urama | Urama Hybrid Apple Mangrove | ||||
Rubiaceae | Scyphiphora | hydrophylacea | Yamstick Mangrove | ||
Euphorbiaceae | Excoecaria | agallocha | Milky Mangrove, Blind-your-Eye | var. agallocha | Milky Mangrove |
agallocha | Milky Mangrove, Blind-your-Eye | var. ovalis | Ovate-leafed Milky Mangrove | ||
Meliaceae | Xylocarpus | granatum | Cannonball Mangrove | ||
mollucensis | Cedar Mangrove | ||||
Bignoniaceae | Dolichandrone | spathacea | Trumpet-flowered Mangrove | ||
Myrtaceae | Osbornia | octodonta | Myrtle Mangrove | ||
Sterculiaceae | Heritiera | littoralis | Looking-glass Mangrove | ||
Ebenaceae | Diospyros | littorea | Ebony Mangrove | ||
Caesalpiniaceae | Cynometra | iripa | Wrinkle Pod Mangrove | ||
Plumbaginaceae | Aegialitis | annulata | Club Mangrove | ||
Bombaceae | Camptostemon | schultzii | Kapok Mangrove | ||
Primulaceae | Aegiceras | corniculatum | River Mangrove, Black Mangrove | ||
Lecythidaceae | Barringtonia | racemosa | Brackishwater Mangrove | ||
Arecaceae | Nypa | fruticans | Mangrove Palm | ||
Pteridacaeae | Acrostichum | aureum | Golden Mangrove Fern | ||
speciosum | Showy Mangrove Fern |
References
[edit]- ^ Duke, Norman (2006). Australia's Mangroves. Brisbane: University of Queensland & Norman C Duke. ISBN 0646461966.
- ^ Duke, Norman (2013). World Mangrove ID. Currumbin: MangroveWatch. ISBN 9780992365905.