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Black mangrove
Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Acanthus family

Black mangrove

Avicennia germinans (L.) L.

parwa Surinamese Dutch
LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack mangrove
DutchZwarte mangrove
SpanishMangle prieto
Chinese黑海榄雌
Surinamese Dutchparwa
Scientific nameAvicennia germinans (L.) L.

About this species

Avicennia germinans, the black mangrove, is a shrub or small tree growing up to 12 meters (39 feet) in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. Fossils of the species are known from the Bermont Formation of the Everglades.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusAvicennia

In Suriname

85Records in Suriname
7iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo7
  • Commewijne1
  • Coronie1
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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