EPPO Global Database

Avicennia germinans(AVINI)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: AVINI
  • Preferred name: Avicennia germinans
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America (including Caribbean), and Atlantic coast of tropical Africa


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Avicennia nitida Jacquin

Common names
Name Language
black mangrove English (US)
bois de mèche French
mang blanc French
palétuvier blanc French
palétuvier gris French
mangle prieto Spanish (CU)
witte mangrove Dutch
seriba Portuguese
siruba Portuguese
tarrafe Portuguese