Laguncularia racemosa, White Mangrove
This is probably the most numerous species of Mangrove in Venezuela. There are also Black & Red Mangroves there. Mangroves are create one of the important ecosystems on the globe (disappearing at an alarming rate). They provide a key nursery for young fish, protect the land, provide a massive carbon sink and eventually grow "land"
"Laguncularia racemosa", the white mangrove, is a species of flowering plant in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae. It is native to the coasts of western Africa from Senegal to Cameroon, the Atlantic coast of the Americas from Bermuda, Florida, the Bahamas, Mexico, the Caribbean and south to Brazil; and on the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to northwestern Peru, including the Galápagos Islands.
