Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle L.

Rhizophora mangle (Red Mangrove) is a species of tree in the family Rhizophoraceae. It has a self-supporting growth form. It is native to U.S. Virgin Islands, the contiguous United States, Puerto Rico, Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain (AGCP), Florida, the Hawaiian Islands, Middle America, Benin, Ghana, Polynesia, French Polynesia, Guinea, Colombia, Greater Antilles, Brazil, Suriname, Liberia, Angola, Guyana, Senegal, Bermuda, Peru, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Lesser Antilles, Belize, Micronesia, Guinea-Bissau, Venezuela, The Gambia, United States, Ecuador, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Panama, Sergipe, Mata Atlântica, Alagoas, Pará, Amapá, Maranhao, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Pernambuco, Paraná, São Paulo, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Espirito Santo, Bahia, Amazônia, and Paraíba. Red Mangrove has simple, broad leaves. Red Mangrove form mangroves. It is a photoautotroph. Individuals can grow to 17 m.

EOL has data for 37 attributes, including:

• Vegetative plant height: 17 m
• geographic distribution includes: Virgin Islands
• habitat: mangrove
• life cycle habit: perennial
• native range includes: U.S. Virgin Islands
• optimal growth temperature: 30 degrees Celsius
• optimal rainfall: 2500 mm/year
• plant growth form: tree
• rooting depth: deep (>>150 cm)
• trophic guild: photoautotroph
• used for: dye