Acanthaceae
Avicennia

Avicennia officinalis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 110 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Asia to N. & E. Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Debnath, H.S. (2004). Mangroves of Andaman & Nicobar islands: taxonomy and ecology: 1-133. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2016 Johns, R.J. [12783] Papua New Guinea K000938884 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Piskaut, P. [20220] Papua New Guinea K000247922 Yes
Mar 1, 1999 Willis, F.R. [52] K000260989 Yes
Chai, P.P.K. [S29927] K004885144 Yes
Aet et Idjan (exp. L.J. van Dijk) [972] K004570865 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [NGF33752] K004570864 Yes
Kuntze, O. [5928] Malaysia K000885458 Isotype Yes
Aet et Idjan (exp. L.J. van Dijk) [706] K004570908 Yes
Widjaja; Wally; Subari [EAW+EW6335] K004570861 Yes
Lantoh, S. [SAN62376] K004885141 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1348] Papua New Guinea K004570905 Yes
Chai, P.P.K. [S30643] K004885138 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [43820] K004885143 Yes
Rau, K. [244] K004570866 Yes
Jemson, J.; Jemson, J.; Postar, J.M.; Aloysius, L. [SAN149633] Malaysia K004885149 Yes
Yii Puan Ching [S42262] K004885146 Yes
Jemson, J.; Ubaldus, M.; Postar, J.M. [SAN149611] Malaysia K004885148 Yes
Widjaja; Wally; Subari [EAW+EW6353] K004570863 Yes
{Lee, Y.F.; aban; et al.} [SAN107452] K004885147 Yes
{Bakh. v/d. Brink} [450] Indonesia K004885152 Yes
Baum.-Bod. [6130] New Caledonia K004571028 Yes
Joel, D.; Ubaldus, M.; Jemson, J.; Tawadong, T. [SAN150413] Malaysia K004885150 Yes
Baum.-Bod. [6130] K004571027 Yes
s.coll. [NGF4530] K004570868 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4201] Papua New Guinea K004570903 Yes
Widjaja; Wally; Subari [EAW+EW6295] K004570860 Yes
Chaffey, D.R. [99] K004570978 Yes
Widjaja; Wally; Subari [EAW+EW6339] K004570862 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF46469] K004570867 Yes
Darbyshire, P.J. [784] K004570869 Yes
Chai, P.P.K.; et al. [S26712] K004885137 Yes
Craven, L.A.; Schodde, R. [823] K004570871 Yes
[Bakh. v/d. Brink] [450] Indonesia K004885151 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4260] K004570906 Yes
Yates, H.S. [2075] K004885142 Yes
Guill.; Baum.-Bod. [9824] New Caledonia K004571029 Yes
Willis, F.R. [61] K000260985 Yes
Larivita, G.; Katik, P. [LAE70516] K004570870 Yes
Buwalda, P. [3069] Indonesia K004885139 Yes
Croft, J.R.; et al. [LAE71286] K004570907 Yes
Yii Puan Ching [S40023] K004885140 Yes
Craven, L.A.; Schodde, R. [820] K004570872 Yes
Maskuri [955] Indonesia K004885145 Yes
Brass, L.J. [6224] Papua New Guinea K004570904 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 2025. 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 Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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