Avicennia

E586648

genus mangrove genus

Avicennia is a genus of mangrove trees commonly found in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, known for their salt tolerance and ecological importance in shoreline stabilization.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Avicennia marina	5
Avicennia canonical	1
Avicennia germinans	1
Avicennia mangroves	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ mangrove genus ⓘ
adaptation	high salt tolerance ⓘ pneumatophores ⓘ salt-excreting leaves ⓘ viviparous or cryptoviviparous propagules ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	black mangroves ⓘ
dispersal	water-dispersed propagules ⓘ
ecologicalRole	carbon sequestration ⓘ coastal erosion control ⓘ nursery habitat for marine organisms ⓘ sediment trapping ⓘ shoreline stabilization ⓘ water filtration ⓘ
family	Acanthaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundIn	Atlantic Ocean coasts ⓘ Caribbean Sea coasts ⓘ Indian Ocean coasts NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean coasts NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Gulf coasts NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea coasts ⓘ
growthForm	shrub ⓘ tree ⓘ
habitat	estuaries ⓘ intertidal zones ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ subtropical coastal regions ⓘ tropical coastal regions ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	evergreen ⓘ
namedAfter	Ibn Sina (Avicenna) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSpecies	Avicennia alba NERFINISHED ⓘ Avicennia germinans NERFINISHED ⓘ Avicennia marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Avicennia officinalis NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Lamiales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosynthesisPathway	C3 ⓘ
phylum	Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction	flowering plants ⓘ
rootSystem	aerial roots ⓘ shallow root system ⓘ
tolerates	anaerobic sediments ⓘ high salinity ⓘ waterlogged soils ⓘ
uses	coastal protection ⓘ fuelwood ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Avicennia officinalis → genus → Avicennia ⓘ

New Guinea mangroves → hasFlora → Avicennia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Avicennia mangroves

Hara mangrove forests → dominantTreeSpecies → Avicennia ⓘ