Bruguiera sexangula

Upriver orange mangrove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rhizophoraceae
Genus: Bruguiera
Species:
B. sexangula
Binomial name
Bruguiera sexangula
(Lour.) Poir.
Synonyms
  • Bruguiera australis A.Cunn. ex Arn.
  • Bruguiera eriopetala Wight & Arn.
  • Bruguiera oxyphylla Miq.
  • Bruguiera parietosa Griff.
  • Rhizophora australis (A.Cunn. ex Arn.) Steud.
  • Rhizophora eriopetala (Wight & Arn.) Steud.
  • Rhizophora polandra Blanco
  • Rhizophora sexangula Lour.

Bruguiera sexangula, commonly called the upriver orange mangrove, is a mangrove shrub or tree usually growing up to 15 m, occasionally 30 m, in height.

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