Rhizophora stylosa

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| image = Rhizopora stylosa Found in Mangrove of Cilintang, Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon, Banten.jpg

| image_caption = In Ujung Kulon National Park, Java

| image2 = Rhizop stylos 210527-104520 cks.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Ellison, J. |author2=Duke, N. |author3=Kathiresan, K. |author4=Salmo III, S.G. |author5=Fernando, E.S. |author6=Peras, J.R. |author7=Sukardjo, S. |author8=Miyagi, T. |date=2010 |title=Rhizophora stylosa |volume=2010 |page=e.T178850A7626520 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178850A7626520.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| genus = Rhizophora

| species = stylosa

| authority = Griff.

| synonyms = {{species list |Rhizophora mucronata var. stylosa|(Griff.) A.Schimp.}}

| synonyms_ref ={{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:719845-1 |title= Rhizophora stylosa Griff. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=May 15, 2024}}

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Rhizophora stylosa, the spotted mangrove, red mangrove, small stilted mangrove or stilt-root mangrove, is a small to medium-sized evergreen{{Cite web |title=NParks {{!}} Rhizophora stylosa |url=https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/5/2/5200 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.nparks.gov.sg |language=en}} tree in the family Rhizophoraceae. The specific epithet {{lang|la|stylosa}} is from the Latin meaning 'stylus form', referring to the flower.

Description

Rhizophora stylosa grows up to {{convert|15|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|25|cm|0}}. The bark is dark brown to black. The fruits are ovoid to pear-shaped and measure up to {{convert|4|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long.

Distribution and habitat

Rhizophora stylosa grows naturally in Japan, China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malesia, Australia (New South Wales and Queensland) and many areas of the Pacific. Its habitat is sandy beaches and coral terraces on seashores.

References

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{{cite web | title = Rhizophora stylosa Griff. | url = http://www.tropicos.org/Name/27600232 | work = Tropicos | publisher = Missouri Botanical Garden | accessdate = 23 August 2014 }}

{{cite web | title = Species profile—Rhizophora stylosa (spotted mangrove) |date = 20 October 2014| url = https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=16284 | publisher = State of Queensland | accessdate = 26 April 2020}}

{{cite book | last1 = Madani | first1 = L. | last2 = Wong | first2 = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Rhizophora stylosa Griff. | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Wong | editor2-first = K. M. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 1 | pages = 348–349 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-9592-34-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 23 August 2014 }}

{{cite web|author = |title=Rhizophora stylosa|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rhizophora~stylosa|work=PlantNet – New South Wales Flora Online|publisher=|access-date=26 April 2020}}

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External links

{{cite web |title=Rhizophora stylosa Griff. |work=Atlas of Living Australia |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2887649}}

stylosa

Category:Trees of Japan

Category:Trees of Taiwan

Category:Trees of China

Category:Trees of Cambodia

Category:Trees of Vietnam

Category:Flora of Malesia

Category:Flora of Queensland

Category:Flora of New South Wales

Category:Flora of the Pacific

Category:Plants described in 1854

Category:Flora of the Central Indo-Pacific

Category:Taxa named by William Griffith (botanist)