Avicennia germinans

Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
ACANTHACEAE
Avicennia
Avicennia germinans (L.) L.
Black Mangrove
Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
A species long known to be native to coastal areas of peninsula Florida, Louisiana and Texas in addition to islands in the Caribbean. In recent times, perhaps due to warming of the planet, it has been discovered in coastal Mississippi (2013) and Alabama (2020).
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Native
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First documented occurrence in Alabama as published on <a href="https://www.al.com/live/2012/07/mangrove_trees_show_up_on_horn.html">AL.com.</a>
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Classification
Lamiales
Avicennia
Avicennia germinans (L.) L. - Black Mangrove
Citation
Avicennia germinans (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (ed. 3) 2: 891. 1764.
Bontia germinans L. 1759.
JAMAICA: Without data, Browne s.n. (lectotype: LINN 813.2). Lectotypified by Stearn, Kew Bull. 1958: 34. 1958.
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Specimens and Distribution

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