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Avicennia rumphiana is one of the tallest mangroves sometimes growing to 30 m (98 ft) tall with a girth of 3 m (10 ft) but is usually much smaller than this. The trunk has buttresses and roots which spread shallowly across the substrate and send up numerous pneumatophores. These are short vertical roots and are used for gas exchange. The bark is smooth and a dark shade of grey. The leaves are in opposite pairs, oval, sometimes spoon-shaped, glossy green above and yellowish-brown felted beneath. The individual flowers are over 1 cm (0.4 in) across and in a globular cluster, both calyx and petals being hairy. The fruit capsules are also felted and contain a single seed. Learn more about Mangrove
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Plantae: Tracheophyta: Lamiales: Not Assigned: Acanthaceae: Avicennia rumphiana