Combretaceae
White-flowered black mangrove
Lumnitzera racemosa
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Genus
- Lumnitzera
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Common names
By language (13)
- Afrikaans
- Tongawortelboom
- Arabic
- لومني عنقودية
- arz
- لومنى عنقوديه
- Bangla
- কিরপা, কৃপাল
- Chinese
- 榄李, 欖李, 榄李树汁, 滩疤树, 白榄, 芭莉
- English
- White-flowered black mangrove, Tonga mangrove
- Indonesian
- Teruntum putih
- Japanese
- ヒルギモドキ
- Malagasy
- Lovinjo, Aviavy, Lovintso, Morimony, Roneho, Sahiranko
- Malay
- Teruntum putih
- Malayalam
- കടകണ്ടൽ
- Thai
- ฝาดขาว
- Vietnamese
- Cọc vàng
Synonyms
- Bruguiera obtusa Steud.
- Jussiaea racemosa Rottler ex DC.
- Petaloma alternifolia Roxb.
- Rhizophora obtusa Dennst.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: self, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Fra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Valérie Ramarosandratana, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Claude Hervais, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.