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''Lumnitzera'' is an Indo-West Pacific mangrove genus in the family Combretaceae. An English common name is black mangrove. ''Lumnitzera'', named after the German botanist, Stephan Lumnitzer (1750-1806), occurs in mangroves from East Africa to the Western Pacific (including Fiji and Tonga), and northern Australia.〔 The genus has two species of similar vegetative appearance but with differing flower colour. ''Lumnitzera littorea'' has red flowers whereas ''Lumnitzera racemosa'' has white flowers. Both species have flat and spoon-shaped (spathulate) leaves with emarginate tips. ''L. racemosa'' dominates in the western part of the range and ''L. littorea'' dominates in the east. Hybrids occur within the zone of overlap (''Lumnitzera × rosea'').〔 Three genera of the tropical woody family Combretaceae, ''Laguncularia'', ''Conocarpus'', and ''Lumnitzera'', are found in mangroves but ''Lumnitzera'' is the only one to occur in the Indo-West Pacific mangroves, including Australia.〔 ''Lumnitzera racemosa'' var. racemosa (Tonga mangrove, (アフリカーンス語:Tonga-wortelboom), (ズールー語:Isikhaha-esibomvu)) is a protected tree in South Africa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Protected Trees )〕 ==See also== *List of Southern African indigenous trees 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lumnitzera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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