Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Laguncularia racemosa
mangle blanco, white mangrove
A small coastal tree with thick leaves and cream coloured small flowers. The fruit grow in groups; each a flattened tube.
The fruit middle layer is a “spongy” material, making it ideal for oceanic dispersal (McMullen, 1999).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Myrtales
Family
Combretaceae
Genus
Laguncularia
Species
racemosa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Conocarpus racemosus L.
Taxon origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America, W. Tropical Africa to Angola (POWO, 2023).
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