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Avicennia L.

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Avicennia L., Sp. Pl. 110 (1753)
Avicennia L.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
110
ICN
Avicennia L.
genus
Avicennia

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Avicennia

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Avicennia L.

Fls in cymes, often corymbose; calyx 5-partite; corolla-tube short, broad, lobes 4-5. Stamens 4, inserted at corolla-throat. Ovary with 4-winged central placenta; ovules 4, pend. Capsule coriac., 2-valved, 1-loculed. Seed solitary, erect; embryo large; cots large, radicle villous. Germination is well-advanced before fall of fr. Genus widespread, of some 10 spp., the N.Z. one endemic.

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Avicennia L.
Avicennia L.
Avicennia L.
Avicennia L.
Avicennia L.
Avicennia
Avicennia L.

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Avicennia L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District

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b0f06fb2-34b6-42bd-97a0-9beb01611853
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
31 July 2009
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