Avicennia germinans
black mangrove, mangle blanco
Family
Verbenaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, obovate
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
July - August
Height (meters)
1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Evergreen
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
10
Habitat
Mangrove lagoons and along tidal shores.