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Two types of mangrove vegetation are identified for the Solomons: a low forest dominated by Rhizophora apiculata and a tall forest dominated by Rhizophora spp. and Brugiera spp.
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The species most heavily exploited for charcoal are Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Avicennia marina, and Xylocarpus spp.
Indochina mangroves 2007
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Excoecaria agallocha, Heritiera littoralis, Rhizophora apiculata, and Xylocarpus granatum.
New Guinea mangroves 2007
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Some woody species have been exploited to make charcoal for cooking in Indochina, including Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Avicennia marina, and Xylocarpus.
New Guinea mangroves 2007
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Other species that are sometimes associated with the Avicennia include Rhizophora apiculata and Acanthus ilicifolius, with occasional smaller patches of Rhizophora mucronata and Ceriops tagal scattered throughout.
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The ground flora was dominated by 5 - to 6-m-high Xylocarpus, with small patches of Acrostichum aureum and many Rhizophora apiculata seedlings.
New Guinea mangroves 2007
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Next along a gradient of decreasing exposure and submergence by sea water are Rhizophora apiculata and Brugiera parviflora, which become established after five or six years and grow to replace Avicennia after about twenty years.
Indochina mangroves 2007
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Rhizophora apiculata and Bruguiera parviflora are the next colonists, with occasional Bruguiera gymnorrhiza.
New Guinea mangroves 2007
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While R. mangle and R. mucronata are usually about 20-25 m tall, R. apiculata can grow to heights of 60 m.
Chapter 8 1990
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Chaetopleura apiculata, and it has a rather odd way of getting a meal.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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