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Bruguiera gymnorrhiza

Propagules of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
Common names: black mangrove (Eng.); swartwortelboom (Afr.); isiKhangazi, isi Hlobane (isiZulu); isiKhangathi (isiXhosa); m'tumansi, setaca (Mozambique, language un
Family: Rhizophoraceae

... or the pencil-roots (pneumatophores) of Avicennia. In Bruguiera, the "breathing-roots" are knee-like structures ... A report from the Ryukyu Islands (Japan) suggests that Bruguiera gymnorrhiza is bird-pollinated, which would make ... gambiae , one of the main mosquito vectors of malaria. Bruguiera Years ago, the then University of Durban-Westville ...

24 / 10 / 2005 | Hugh Glen | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium
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