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Xylocarpus is a genus of plants in the mahogany family Meliaceae.It contains 3 described species, all of which are mangroves. [1] [2] The native range of the genus is the coasts of the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the western Pacific Ocean. [3]
Mangrove plants require a number of physiological adaptations to overcome the problems of low environmental oxygen levels, high salinity, and frequent tidal flooding.Each species has its own solutions to these problems; this may be the primary reason why, on some shorelines, mangrove tree species show distinct zonation.
Mangroves in general are under threat from coastal development and from harvesting, and another threat is global warming and the consequent rise in sea levels. Xylocarpus granatum is a common species of mangrove with a very wide range, and it is probably not declining at a sufficient fast rate to be included in any threatened category.
1 List of Forests in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. 2 See also. Toggle the table of contents. ... Get shortened URL; Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF;
Mangrove products are the main source of income for coastal communities who are generally financially backward and marginal ones. People use mangroves for fuel wood, construction material but these activities become unsustainable over time due to exploitation and over-utilization of mangroves and natural resources. [6]
Heritiera littoralis, commonly known as the looking-glass mangrove or tulip mangrove, is a mangrove tree in the family Malvaceae native to coastal areas of eastern Africa, Asia, Melanesia and northern Australia. The common name refers to the silvery appearance of the underside of the leaves, resembling a mirror to some degree.
Rhizophora mucronata (loop-root mangrove, red mangrove or Asiatic mangrove) [3] [4] is a species of mangrove found on coasts and river banks in East Africa and the Indo-Pacific region. Description [ edit ]
Although tropical hardwood hammocks tend to be located in patches across the landscape, they compose part of a complex mosaic of communities including mangroves, coastal marshes and prairies, freshwater swamps, and pinelands. Fragmentation of tropical hardwood hammocks and their artificial separation from other communities has had serious ...