Scientific Name: Lumnitzera racemosa

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  • Pronunciation:
    lum-NITS-ee-ah race-ee-MOW-sah
  • Common Name:
    White-flowered Mangrove
  • Derivation:
    Lumnitzera: Stefan Lumnitzer 1750-1806, botanical author racemosa: flowers in racemes
  • Type:
    shrub or small tree
  • Family:
    COMBRETACEAE
  • Status:
    PROTECTED (Dept.of Fisheries)
  • Flowers:
    white petals to 4 mm,
  • Fruit:
    compressed woody fruit 1.5 cm crowned by persistent calyx
  • Vegetation Type:
    Tidal Wetland,
  • Species List:
    Fraser Island, Mangrove, Batianoff 87, Lake Cooroibah West, Regional Ecosystem 12.1.3.