Rhizophora

Rhizophora

Taxobox
name = "Rhizophora"



image_width = frameless
image_caption = "R. mangle" branch with germinating seed, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Rhizophoraceae
genus = "Rhizophora"

"Rhizophora" is a genus of tropical trees. The most notable species is the Red mangrove ("Rhizophora mangle") but other species are known, including "Rhizophora apiculata" and "Rhizophora stylosa". "Rhizophora" species generally live in inter-tidal areas which are indundated daily by the ocean. They exhibit a number of adaptations to this environment, including stilt-roots that elevate the plants above the water and allow them to respire oxygen even while their lower roots are submerged, and a cytological molecular “pump” mechanism that allows them to remove excess salts from their cells.


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  • Rhizophora — Rhizophora …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rhizophora — Blüte der Roten Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Systematik Rosiden Eurosiden I …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • rhizophora — [ʀizɔfɔʀa] ou rhizophore [ʀizɔfɔʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1875, rhizophora; rhizophore, 1765, Encyclopédie; de rhizo , et suff. phore. ❖ ♦ Bot. Manglier (ainsi nommé parce que le tronc porte des racines latérales). ⇒ Palétuvier …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Rhizophora — Rhi*zoph o*ra, n. [NL. See {Rhizophorous}.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the mangrove. See {Mangrove}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rhizophŏra — (R. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Rhizophoreae, 11. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: Manglebaum (R. mangle), Baum in Sümpfen Ost u. Westindiens, dessen unregelmäßig gestalteter, unten mit krummen, knotigen, bogenförmig über die Erde… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Rhizophŏra — L. (Wurzelbaum, Mangrove , Manglebaum), Gattung der Rhizophorazeen, meist im Meerschlamm heißer Länder wachsende Bäume mit kurzem, auf einem Gestell bogenförmiger Stelzwurzeln sich erhebendem Stamm und zahlreichen, von den obern Ästen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rhizophora — Rhizophŏra L., Pflanzengattg. der Rhizophorazeen. R. mangle L. (Mangle , Mangrove , Lichter , Leuchter oder Austerbaum), mit zahlreichen Luftwurzeln, welche vom Stamm in den Boden wachsen, bildet an den Meeresküsten und im Uferschlamm der Ströme… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rhizophora —   Rhizophora …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rhizophora — Rhizophora …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rhizophora — noun type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs • Syn: ↑genus Rhizophora • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhizophoraceae, ↑family Rhizophoraceae …   Useful english dictionary

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