Species: Aegiceras corniculatum
English Name: River Mangrove
Chinese Name: 桐花樹
Family: Mysinaceae
Description:
Like Acanthus, it is also a dominant and widely distributed mangrove species in Macao, mainly found from the mid to the seaward edge of mangrove forests. A shrub or short tree with usually reddish petioles.
© 2012 K.G. Tagulao
© 2012 K.G. Tagulao
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References:
Araño-Tagulao, K, Chan, SK,Wong, S., Ang, PO, Kam, K. Macao’s Mangroves, University of Saint, Joseph, 2012.