Avicennia balanophora
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
(L.) L. Species
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- Botanical name
- Avicennia germinans
- Also known as
- Black Mangrove
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Avicennia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Black Mangrove
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Avicennia germinans but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Avicennia africana
Avicennia elliptica
Avicennia elliptica var. martii
Avicennia floridana
Avicennia floridana
Avicennia germinans f. aberrans
Avicennia germinans f. brasiliensis
Avicennia germinans f. venezuelensis
Avicennia germinans var. cumanensis
Avicennia germinans var. germinans
Avicennia germinans var. guayaquilensis
Avicennia lamarckiana
Avicennia meyeri
Avicennia nitida
Avicennia nitida
Avicennia nitida var. trinitensis
Avicennia oblongifolia
Avicennia officinalis var. lanceolata
Avicennia officinalis var. nitida
Avicennia tomentosa
Avicennia tomentosa var. campechensis
Avicennia tomentosa var. cumanensis
Avicennia tomentosa var. guayaquilensis
Bontia germinans
Bontia germinans
Hilairanthus germinans
Hilairanthus nitidus
Hilairanthus tomentosus
Others in Avicennia
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