Rhizophoraceae
Small stilted mangrove
Rhizophora stylosa
- Family
- Rhizophoraceae
- Genus
- Rhizophora
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Common names
By language (6)
- Cantonese
- 紅海欖
- Chinese
- 紅海欖, 红海榄, 厚皮, 红海兰, 鸡爪榄
- English
- Small stilted mangrove
- Indonesian
- Bakau kecil
- Japanese
- ヤエヤマヒルギ
- Persian
- چندل گلقلمی
Synonyms
- Rhizophora mucronata var. stylosa (Griff.) A.Schimp.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: CRCHF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Putra Mahanaim Tampubolon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jennifer M. Real, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.