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Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Savigny






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Bruguiera Lam. (オヒルギ)
Ohirugi (オヒルギ, 雄蛭木/雄漂木), large-leafed orange mangrove or oriental mangrove

Species epithet is sometimes spelled as B. gymnorrhiza

Lifeform: evergreen tree with 7-20 m (occasionally ≈ 30 m) in height
Distribution: 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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Bruguiera gymnorhiza transplanted in Hokkaido


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[1-3] in the greenhouse of Hokkaido University Botanic Garden on September 30 2023.

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