Record Number
4942
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Avicennia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Avicennia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Avicennia intermedia Griffith, Avicennia mindanaense Elmer, Avicennia sphaerocarpa Stapf ex Ridley.
Vernacular Names
Grey mangrove, olive mangrove (En). Malaysia: api-api jambu (Peninsular), api-api merah (Sarawak). Philippines: bungalon (Filipino). Thailand: pepe dam (peninsular), samae thale (central). Vietnam: m[aws]m [owf]i.
Distribution
Along the coasts of eastern Africa and Madagascar towards India, Indo-China, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, throughout the Malesian region, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Australia and northern New Zealand.
Author(s)
L.S.L. Chua
Correct Citation of this Article
Chua, L.S.L., 1998. Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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