Characteristics
Dicots
Avicennia germinans (L.)L.
BLACK MANGROVE
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Although often allied historically with Verbenaceae, molecular and morphological data support including Avicennia in the Acanthaceae (Schwarzbach & McDade 2002).
Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
AVICENNIA GERMINANS (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 3. 891. 1764.
Bontia germinans Linnaeus 1759.
JAMAICA: Without data, Browne s.n. (lectotype: LINN 813.2). Lectotypified by Stearn, Kew Bull. 1958: 34. 1958.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Brevard
USF
Broward
FLAS
Charlotte
USF
Citrus
USF
Collier
USF
Flagler
FSU
Franklin
FLAS
Hernando
USF
Hillsborough
USF
Indian River
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Avicennia africana
Avicennia africana Palisot de Beauvois, Fl. Oware 1: 80, t. 47. 1809.
TYPE: Without data, Palisot de Beauvois s.n. (lectotype: G; isolectotype: G). Lectotypified by Cornejo, Harvard Pap. Bot. 25(2): 233. 2020.
Avicennia elliptica
Avicennia elliptica Thunberg, Pl. Bras. 3: 37. 1821.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Without data, Freyreiss s.n. (holotype: UPS; isotype: S).
Avicennia elliptica var. martii
Avicennia elliptica Thunberg, var. martii Moldenke, Phytologia 30: 15. 1975.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Pará: Near the mouth of the Amazon, Sep 1820, Martius s.n. (holotype: M).
Avicennia floridana
Avicennia floridana Gandoger, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 64. 1918, non Rafinesque 1832.
TYPE: FLORIDA: Lee Co.: Fort Myers, Jul-Aug 1900, Hitchcock 270 (holotype: LY?; isotypes: BH, F, MO, NY, US).
Avicennia floridana
Avicennia floridana Rafinesque, Atl. J. 148. 1832.
TYPE: "In Fl. Louis. and Jamaica",
Avicennia germinans forma aberrans
Avicennia germinans (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, forma aberrans Moldenke, Phytologia 47: 222. 1980.
TYPE: ST. VINCENT: Without locality, May-Jun 1889, Smith & Smith 546 (holotype: NY).
Avicennia germinans forma brasiliensis
Avicennia germinans (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, forma brasiliensis Moldenke, Phytologia 47: 222. 1980.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Ceara: 2 km e Of Soure, 9 Sep 1935, Drouet 2442 (holotype: NY).
Avicennia germinans forma venezuelensis
Avicennia germinans (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, forma venezuelensis Moldenke, Phytologia 47: 222. 1980.
TYPE: VENEZUELA: Sucre: Río San Juan near its confluence with Río Guarapiche, ca. 53 km NE of Maturin, 21 Oct 1965, Breteler 4677 (holotype: NY).
Avicennia germinans var. cumanensis
Avicennia germinans (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, var. cumanensis (Kunth) Moldenke, Phytologia 30: 15. 1975.
BASIONYM: Avicennia tomentosa Jacquin, var. cumanensis Kunth 1818.
Avicennia germinans var. guayaquilensis
Avicennia germinans (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, var. guayaquilensis (Kunth) Moldenke, Phytologia 29: 75. 1974.
BASIONYM: Avicennia tomentosa Jacquin, var. guayaquilensis Kunth 1818.
Specimens and Distribution
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