Scientific Name: Bruguiera gymnorhiza

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  • Pronunciation:
    brew-gee-AIR-ah jim-no-RISE-ah
  • Common Name:
    Orange Mangrove, Orange-fruited Mangrove. Large-fruited Orange Mangrove.
  • Derivation:
    Bruguiera: J G Bruguieres1750-1794 accompanied Kergulen expedition to Antarctic Islands gymnorhiza: naked-rooted
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    RHIZOPHORACEAE
  • Status:
    PROTECTED (Dept.of Fisheries)
  • Flowers:
    Cream with red
  • Fruit:
    2.5 cm fruit produces 15-25cm torpedo-shaped hypocotle (young plant) that develops, drops into the mud and floats away.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Tidal Wetland.
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, Bush food, NLTalks2010, St. Teresa's, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Mangrove, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, NNS, Noosa Banks, BHNR, Lake Cooroibah West, Regional Ecosystem 12.1.3.
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: staple aboriginal food in north Qld. (preparation unknown)

Identification Notes

Erect, knobby, knee-like pneumataphores.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Copper jewel. ||Nectar-feeding birds.||