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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Rhizophoraceae (ヒルギ科) > Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Bruguiera Lam. (オヒルギ)Ohirugi (オヒルギ, 雄蛭木/雄漂木), large-leafed orange mangrove or oriental mangroveSpecies epithet is sometimes spelled as B. gymnorrhiza Lifeform: evergreen tree with 7-20 m (occasionally ≈ 30 m) in heightDistribution: Western Pacific, including Nansei Islands in Japan, across Indian Ocean coasts to Cape Province of South Africa Habitat: seaward side of mangrove swamps |
Seed: dispersed by seawater Chromosome number: 2n = 36 Use: stain by tannin, nectar source for apiculture, wood charcoal, fabric and pile Synonyms: Bruguiera conjugata Merr. |
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[1-3] in the greenhouse of Hokkaido University Botanic Garden on September 30 2023.