Avicenniaceae Avicennia germinans (L.) L.

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Flower
• Fruit
• Lamina leaf blade
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Leaf parts
• Flower & fruit
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Levera National Park - GRENADA
• Mt. Hartman Estate - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Corolla white with yellow eye.

Interest
Avicennia was an 11th Century Arabian philosopher. In Africa, Aviceenia leaves and roots are used as a source of salt (better than other mangroves). The bark is rich in tannin and is also used as a red dye or to cure skin diseases. (Dalziel, 1948)

Specimen information

Collector
Hawthorne, W.D.

Specimen Number
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