Acanthaceae

Avicennia schaueriana Stapf & Leechm. ex Moldenke

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Avicennia

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Avicennia schaueriana: Leaves and flower of Avicennia cf. schaueriana — Photo: Tarciso Leão, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Spanish: Mangle Blanco, Mangle Negro

Synonyms

Avicennia schaueriana f. candicans Moldenke
Avicennia schaueriana f. glabrescens Moldenke
Avicennia tomentosa Schauer
Hilairanthus schauerianus (Stapf & Leechm. ex Moldenke) Cornejo

Photos

Photo: Tarciso Leão, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renato Lima, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.