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These wood structures keep the xylem sap in high tension to absorb water, resulting in a high sodium chloride concentration and high osmatic potential. [9] Terrestrial species in Rhizophoreae could not survive in the intertidal zone because the osmatic potential in the sea water would be much higher than that in the xylem sap of the tree ...
Rhizophoraceae: mangrove family; Rhizophora: true mangroves; Rhizophora apiculata: bakau minyak Rhizophoraceae (mangrove family) Rhizophora mangle: red mangrove Rhizophoraceae (mangrove family) 989 Rosaceae: rose family; Amelanchier: serviceberries (juneberries or shadbushes) Amelanchier alnifolia: saskatoon Rosaceae (rose family) Amelanchier ...
In Borneo, S. alba is used as firewood. In Sulawesi, the wood is used in the construction of houses and ships. [4] In Malaysia and Indonesia, the sour fruits are used to flavor fish, and are sometimes eaten raw.
Avicennia rumphiana is a species of tropical mangrove in the family Acanthaceae. It is considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in the 2008 assessment. [ 1 ] As of March 2022 [update] , Plants of the World Online considered it to be only a variety of Avicennia marina , Avicennia marina var. rumphiana . [ 3 ]
The name is derived from the Greek words xylon, meaning wood, and carpon, meaning fruit, [4] and is a reference to the large woody fruit. The size and shape of the fruit also give rise the common name "cannonball mangrove".
Xanthostemon verdugonianus is known to be the hardest Philippine hardwood species. Cutting a 70-cm thick tree with axes normally requires three hours, but cutting a Mangkono tree with the same diameter usually takes two to four days.
Mangrove habitats in general are threatened by human activities such as coastal development, agriculture, and the creation of fish ponds. Rising sea levels due to global warming will also affect mangroves communities. [ 8 ]
The tall-stilt mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata) belongs to the Plantae kingdom under the Rhizophoraceae family. R. apiculata is distributed throughout Southeast Asia and the western Pacific islands. It is located exclusively in the mangrove ecosystem due to an affinity to wet, muddy and silty