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Avicennia officinalis

Plant photographs and field observations.

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Species notes

About Avicennia officinalis

Avicennia officinalis (also recorded as Indian Mangrove) is an accepted species in the family Acanthaceae, within the order Lamiales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., and Malaya. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.

Common name
Indian Mangrove
Family
Acanthaceae
Order
Lamiales
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy