Scientific Name: Ceriops australis

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  • Pronunciation:
    SARE-ee-ops aus-TRAH-lis
  • Common Name:
    Yellow Mangrove
  • Derivation:
    was Ceriops tagal var australis
  • Type:
    Mangrove
  • Family:
    RHIZOPHORACEAE
  • Status:
    PROTECTED (Dept.of Fisheries)
  • Flowers:
    white flowers to 8mm
  • Fruit:
    oval with narrow spear-shaped propagule (young plant) to 10 cm
  • Flowers Color:
    White
  • Fruit Color:
    Green
  • Vegetation Type:
    Tidal Wetlands
  • Species List:
    Fraser Island, Mangrove, BHNR, Regional Ecosystem 12.1.3.
Identification Notes

Buttressed roots covered by papery bark;

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Copper jewel.