Scientific Name: Rhizophora stylosa

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  • Pronunciation:
    rhy-ZOFF-or-ah style-OH-sah
  • Common Name:
    Black Mangrove, Red Mangrove, Spotted Mangrove.
  • Derivation:
    Rhizophora: root bearing stylosa: Gr. stylo - column (refers to flower style)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    RHIZOPHORACEAE
  • Status:
    PROTECTED (Dept.of Fisheries)
  • Flowers:
    white, summer,autumn. 10 mm petals, 1.5 cm sepals.
  • Fruit:
    Ovoid, 2-4 cm long, hypocotle 30-65 cm long.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Tidal wetlands, Well-drained soft, sometimes sandy, mud.
  • Species List:
    St. Teresa's, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Mangrove, Johns, Cranks Creek, NNS, Noosa Banks, BHNR, Lake Cooroibah West, Regional Ecosystem 12.1.3.
Identification Notes

Young plant, hypocotle, develops in the remnants of the flower and then drops to the ground. Leaves have red dots below. Trunk supported by numerous branched stilt roots. Stilt roots sometimes red.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Copper jewel.