Rhizophora mucronata (English spelling) Rhizophoramucronata

Japanese: Rhizophora mucronata（英語表記）Rhizophoramucronata

...The root is spindle-shaped and 15-40cm long. When it grows, it separates from the fruit under its own weight and falls vertically to the sea surface, but if the seawater is deep and it does not attach well to the mud, it drifts in the sea and eventually washes up on the shore and takes root. In Japan, mangroves are found in the tropical coastal areas of Southeast Asia, such as Kandelia candel (L.) Druce (illustration), south of Kiire Town in Kagoshima Prefecture, and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. (also known as Ohirugui) (illustration), and Rhizophora mucronata Lamk. (also known as Oobahirugui). All species are widely distributed in the tropical coastal areas of Southeast Asia. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Rhizophora mucronata" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この幼根は紡錘形で長さ15～40cm，生長すると自体の重さで果実から離れ，垂直に海面上に落下するが，海水が深くてうまく泥土につきささらないものは海中を漂流し，やがて海岸に漂着し活着する。　日本にはヒルギの類はメヒルギKandelia candel (L.) Druce（イラスト）が鹿児島県の喜入町以南に，アカバナヒルギBruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk.(一名オヒルギ)（イラスト）とヤエヤマヒルギRhizophora mucronata Lamk.(一名オオバヒルギ)が琉球諸島に産する。どの種も東南アジアの熱帯域海岸に広く分布している。…

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