Avicennia

Other species such as Avicennia officinalis, Aegiceras corniculatum, Ceriops, Lumnitzera racemosa, and Excoecaria agallocha are less common.

Goadavari-Krishna mangroves 2008

Protected coves and lagoons are dominated by red, white, black and button mangrove swamps of Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa and Conocarpus erecta with the halophytic herbs Sesuvium spp., which are rich nursery and breeding grounds for fish, invertebrates and birds.

Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009

Mangroves of both red (Rhizopora mangle) and black (Avicennia germinans) species, occur throughout the ecoregion, with the most striking feature being arboreal vegetation that has adapted to life in salt and briny water.

Ría Lagartos mangroves 2008

Mangroves along the Pacific coast comprise Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia nitida, Laguncularia racemosa, Mora oleifera (V) and Pterocarpus officinalis.

Darién National Park, Panama 2008

In the Miskitos Keys, mangroves of Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle are predominant and act as an ecological niche for birds and other animals.

Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007

Mangrove species such red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), black mangrove (Avicennia germinans), white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) and button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus) grow along the calm lagoons.

Galápagos Islands xeric scrub 2007

Both types of mangroves house the same tree species: Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa and a few individuals of Avicennia germinans, which are scarce because they are relatively intolerant of high salinity and persistent floods.

Petenes mangroves 2009

Also particularly well developed along the north coast of Brazil is Avicennia germinans and A. schaueriana, which may be over 1 meter in diameter and reach heights of up to 45 meters.

Pará mangroves 2007

Mangrove forests contain red mangrove Rhizophora mangle, black mangrove Avicennia nitida, and white mangrove Laguncularia racemosa.

Everglades National Park, United States 2009

There are some 1,400 ha of white mangrove swamp Avicennia africana [germinans] on emergent mud-banks on the tip of Ile de Tidra and 1,700 ha in bays on the mainland near Cap Timiris.

Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania 2009