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3 unusual facts about Grey Mangrove


Grey Mangrove

Conocarpus erectus (Buttonwood) - occurring on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, along the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean and in Melanesia and Polynesia

Avicennia marina - occurring around the Indian Ocean and into the western Pacific Ocean as far as New Zealand

Illidge's ant blue

The eggs are laid by the females of the species in stubs on Grey Mangrove trees where there is a presence of Crematogaster ant colonies.



see also

A. marina

Avicennia marina, the grey mangrove or white mangrove, a mangrove tree species