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Loop-root mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata) Chale Island, Kenya. Mar 8, 2023 Geotagged,Kenya,Rhizophora mucronata,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Loop-root mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata)

Chale Island, Kenya. Mar 8, 2023

    comments (6)

  1. Can't believe this is only the 3rd species of mangrove tree we documented. So...great job! Posted 2 years ago
    1. Only fifty-something to go!
      I have a few more from that same area, only I don't think I wrote down their names. I'll see if I can figure it out via inat...
      Posted 2 years ago
      1. Sure, and if you can't, please do post them anyway. But I'm sure you were expecting this reply :) Posted 2 years ago
        1. Hehehehe Posted 2 years ago
  2. Very artistic shot Thibaud Posted 2 years ago
    1. Thanks! It was a lovely spot, the crazy arching roots growing among these fossil coral reefs. Posted 2 years ago

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Rhizophora mucronata, the loop-root mangrove, is a species of mangrove found on coasts and river banks in East Africa and the Indo-Pacific region.

Similar species: Malpighiales
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded May 9, 2023. Captured Mar 8, 2023 10:14 in Diani Beach Road Diani Beach, Kenya.
  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/16.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO4000
  • 100mm