Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Laguncularia racemosa

white mangrove
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

white mangrove

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Laguncularia racemosa

Familia:

Combretaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

20 ft tall by 20 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

green

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms primarily March-September.

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Useful in coastal sites both for screening, windbreak, and as a plant useful to coastal stabilization. Plant slightly upslope of red and black mangroves.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Stays wet

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies

 Attracts bees, wasps, flies and butterflies (Landry 2013).

Hábitats nativos:

Mangrove swamps. Tends to be at higher elevations that red and black mangroves.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

It's called "white mangrove" because it exudes extra salt through special glands which makes the leaves appear white.



The word "mangrove"  refers to all types of trees that have adapted to living in the sea. Worldwide, there are 23 genera from eight different families that have species that are described as mangroves.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). White mangrove. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Lagurace ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Landry, C. L. (2013). Pollinator-mediated competition between two co-flowering Neotropical mangrove species, Avicennia germinans (Avicenniaceae) and Laguncularia racemosa (Combretaceae). Annals of botany, 111(2), 207–214. ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555529/ ). Accessed 2026.

Landry, C. L. (2013). Changes in pollinator assemblages following hurricanes affect the mating system of Laguncularia racemosa (Combretaceae) in Florida, USA. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 29(3), 209–216. (a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467413000266" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467413000266). Accessed 2026.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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