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Avicennia schaueriana

Avicennia schaueriana Stapf & Leechm. ex Moldenke
Avicennia schaueriana
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Avicennia schaueriana is a tropical mangrove species in the Acanthaceae family, found along the Atlantic coast of northeastern South America. Its range extends from Venezuela and the Leeward Islands through Trinidad and Tobago, the Windward Islands, the Guianas, Brazil, and as far south as Uruguay.

Description

Avicennia schaueriana is a mangrove species native to the coastal and estuarine regions of northeastern South America. It is part of the Acanthaceae family and is distributed across several countries, including Venezuela, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, the Windward Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, and Uruguay. This species was first described in 1939 by Stapf & Leechm. ex Moldenke.

Distribution

BR · Global · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · French Guiana · Guyana · Leeward Is. · Suriname · Trinidad-Tobago · Uruguay · Venezuela · Windward Is.

Synonyms

Avicennia schaueriana f. candicansAvicennia schaueriana f. glabrescensAvicennia tomentosaHilairanthus schauerianus

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