Avicennia germinans

Daniel, Thomas F., García-Morales, Leccinum J. & Mora-Olivo, Arturo, 2021, Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (6), pp. 185-228 : 195

Avicennia germinans (L.) L.

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: June–July; fruiting: August–November.

DISTRIBUTION.— U.S.A. (Fla., La., Miss., Tex.), Mexico (B.C., B.C.S., Camp., Col., Chis., Gro., Jal., Mich., Nay., Oax., Q.R., Sin., Son., Tab., Tamps., Ver., Yuc.), Bermuda, West Indies, Central America, South America, Africa.

HABITAT.— Mangal (mangrove swamps), salt marshes, coastal dunes.

ELEVATION.— 0–15 meters.

NOTES.— Daniel (2016) provided a description of this species ( Fig. 1C ). The synonym A. nitida Jacq. has sometimes been applied to Mexican plants.

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Mpio. Altamira , Barra de Chavarría S, entrada por el Barranco, E. de Dunas 743 ( XAL) ; 1 km W de La Pesca , cerca de la Laguna Blanca, L. Hernández 1567 ( MEXU) ; Mpio. Matamoros , delta del Río Bravo, 25°56ʹ56ʺN, 097°09ʹ07ʺW, D. Infante & J. Vázquez 656 ( XAL) ; Mpio. Aldama , Rancho Nuevo, 23°08ʹ12ʺN, 097°46ʹ01ʺW, D. Infante et al. 445 ( XAL) ; Mpio. Soto la Marina , campamento totuguero La Pesca, 23°47ʹ27ʺN, 97°44ʹ12ʺW, E. Martínez 39316 ( MEXU) ; Mpio. Altamira , playa cerca del Puerto Industrial, A. Mora-Olivo & J. Mora-López 5450 ( MEXU, UAT) ; Mpio. Altamira / Aldama, Barra de Chavarria, P. Moreno C. et al. 743 ( MEXU) ; vic. of Tampico, E. Palmer 484 ( CAS F, K, NY, US) .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Tamaulipan Acanthaceae I. A. Anisacanthus quadrifidus. B. Aphelandra scabra. C. Avicennia germinans. D. Barleria oenotheroides. E. Carlowrightia albiflora. F. Carlowrightia trichocarpa. G. Carlowrightia parviflora (blueflowered form). H. Carlowrightia neesiana. I. Carlowrightia hapalocarpa. J. Carlowrightia parviflora (white-flowered form). K. Dicliptera sexangularis. L. Dicliptera sumichrastii. Photos by T. Daniel (A, B, D, H, K), W. Eckerman (C), and L. García-Morales (E–G, I, J, L).