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Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny

Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny

Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Photo: Ulf Mehlig · CC BY-SA 2.5

Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny. Bruguiera gymnorhiza, the large-leafed orange mangrove or oriental mangrove, is a mangrove tree that grows usually to 7–20 metres (23–66 ft) high, but sometimes up to 35m, that belongs to the family Rhizophoraceae. It is found on the seaward side of mangrove swamps, often in the company of Rhizophora. It grows from the Western Pacific across Indian Ocean coasts to Cape Province, South Africa.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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