Combretaceae
Laguncularia

Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn.

First published in Suppl. Carp.: 209 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America, W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and for fuel and food.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178798/7609219

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Vernacular
WHITE MANGROVE
Morphology General Habit
A bushy small tree sometimes 15 m tall or more; leaves oblong to oval, 3–11 cm long, obtuse or rounded at both ends, often notched at the apex, glabrous, with petioles, 0.5–2 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx finely pubescent, 2–3 mm long; petals about equal in length to the calyx, fruit 1.5–2 cm long.
Distribution
Cayman Islands. Tropical America and W. Africa
Ecology
Widespread in saline swamps, usually associated with other mangrove species.
[Cayman]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
comedero, feliz blanco, iguanero, mangle, mangle amarillo, mangle blanco, mangle bobo, mangle salado, mangle zaragoza
[UNAL]

Combretaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:1. 1954

Ecology
Growing in mangrove swamps of tropical America and West Africa.
[FWTA]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Caribbean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–200 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, San Andrés y Providencia, Sucre, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Shrub, Tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), desert, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Comedero, Iguanero, Mangle amarillo, Mangle blanco, Mangle bobo, Mangle salado, Mereicillo
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 200 m.; Islas Caribeñas, Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto, árbol
Conservation
Preocupación Menor
[CPLC]

Uses

Use
The wood is hard, heavy, strong and dense, but is little used except for fuel. The bark is sometimes used for tanning leather.
[Cayman]

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Fuel
Used for fuels.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Common Names

English
White Mangrove

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0