Rhizophora mucronata (loop-root mangrove, red mangrove or Asiatic mangrove) is a species of mangrove found on coasts and river banks in East Africa and the Indo-Pacific region.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Indo-West Pacific Stilt Mangrove being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhizophora stylosa
- Rhizophora apiculata
- Rhizophora racemosa
- Rhizophora mangle
- Kandelia obovata
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Genus
- Rhizophora
- Species
- Rhizophora mucronata
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