Avicennia germinans (L.) L. belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Avicennia germinans--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 289.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Avicennia
Specific Epithet
germinans
Authorship
(L.) L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#247,982 of 335,497
Top 74%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Cameroon, Southwest, Antsiranana (Limbe, Limbe Botanic Garden)
4.018898, 9.197624
Location Remarks
City of Limbe
Collectors
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas
9.859722, -84.702778
Location Remarks
Cuenca del Jesús María. Punta Loros. Punta Loros. Sea level.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbol 8 m; flores amarillo palido.
Location
Belize, Belize District, Ambergris Caye
17.976611, -87.951222
Location Remarks
Road to Secret Beach, ca. 2.6-3.3 km W of Beach in a subdivided area. Elev. 0 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Over elevated coral substrate, above the mangrove zone but with the mangrove elements like Avicennia, Rhizophora.
