Bruguiera exaristata
Species of flowering plant
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Bruguiera exaristata, commonly known as the rib-fruited mangrove or rib-fruited orange mangrove, is a mangrove of the family Rhizophoraceae.[2][3]
| Bruguiera exaristata | |
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| Flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rhizophoraceae |
| Genus: | Bruguiera |
| Species: | B. exaristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bruguiera exaristata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bruguiera eriopetala var. exsetata Valeton | |
The species is pollinated by birds.[4]: 129 The species also contains tropine esters of acetic, benzoic, n-butyric, isobutyric, propionic, and isovaleric acids.[5] The tropane alkaloid brugine is found in the bark of this species.[6]
Description
Bruguiera exaristata is a mangrove, forming mangrove swamps of small trees or shrubs with self-supporting growth in shallow saline or brackish water.[7]
Distribution
It is native to Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea and Northern Australia.[8] It can be found along the coast at the mouth of the De Grey River,[9] but it is rare in North West Cape.[10]
