eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Acanthaceae
Genus	Avicennia
Species	officinalis
Author	L.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	hydrohalophyte
Life form	Tree
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	500 mM Previously was: SW
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3
Molecular data	cDNA sequence energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. Previously was: empty
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	Yes
Bioremediation	unknown
antioxidants	Total phenols and free radical scavenging activity
Secondary Metabolites	Phenols Previously was: empty
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	B Coastal habitats Previously was: empty
Economic use	2200.0 Sawn timber 2520.0 Cabinetwork
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Old World tropics mangrove swamp at Berlayer Creek, Singapore (1.27096N, 103.80278E) mangrove swamps near the Berlayer Creek, Singapore (1.27°N; 103.80°E) and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore (1.43°N; 103.717°E mangrove region of Parangipettai, Cuddalore Distric t Tamilnadu on the Southeast coast of India Previously was: Old World tropics
Miscellaneous notes
References	Agoramoorthy, G., F. A. Chen, V. Venkatesalu, D. H. Kuo and P. C. Shea (2008) Evaluation of antioxidant polyphenols from selected mangrove plants of India. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 20, 2, 1311-1322. (see details) 13 Plants associated with this reference: Acanthus ilicifolius Aegiceras corniculatum Avicennia officinalis Bruguiera cylindrica Ceriops decandra Excoecaria agallocha Halosarcia indica Ipomoea pescaprae Rhizophora apiculata Rhizophora mucronata Sesuvium portulacastrum Suaeda maritima Suaeda monoica Jyothi-Prakash, P. A., B. Mohanty, E. Wijaya, T. M. Lim, Q. S. Lin, C. S. Loh and P. P. Kumar (2014) Identification of salt gland-associated genes and characterization of a dehydrin from the salt secretor mangrove Avicennia officinalis. Bmc Plant Biology. 14, (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia officinalis Krishnamurthy, P; Jyothi-Prakash, PA; Qin, L; He, J; Lin, QS; Loh, CS; Kumar, PP (2014) Role of root hydrophobic barriers in salt exclusion of a mangrove plant Avicennia officinalis. PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT. 37, 7, 1656. -1671. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia officinalis Bruguiera cylindrica MEPHAM, RH; MEPHAM, JS (1985) THE FLORA OF TIDAL FORESTS - A RATIONALIZATION OF THE USE OF THE TERM MANGROVE. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 51, 2, 77. -99. (see details) 233 Plants associated with this reference: Aegialitis annulata Aegiceras corniculatum Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus massauensis Agropyron elongatum Amoora cucullata Arthrocnemum arbuscula Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum indicum Atriplex billardieri Atriplex paludosa Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex stipitata Avicennia africana Avicennia alba Avicennia balanophora Avicennia bicolor Avicennia germinans Avicennia lanata Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Avicennia schaueriana Avicennia tonduzii Barringtonia acutangula Barringtonia conoidea Barringtonia racemosa Bassia astrocarpa Bruguiera cylindrica Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Bruguiera hainesii Bruguiera sexangula Caesalpinia bonduc Calandrinia maritima Calophyllum inophyllum Calystegia sepium Carallia brachiata Cassytha filiformis Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarina glauca Cerbera manghas Cerbera odollam Ceriops tagal Ceriops tagal var. australis Chenolea diffusa Chenopodium glaucum Clerodendron inerme Convolvulus sepium Cressa cretica Cymodocea angustata Cymodocea rotundata Cymodocea serrulata Cyperus papyrus Diospyros vaughaniae Diplachne fusca Diplolaena dampieri Dobera glabra Dolichandrone spathacea Drypetes karapinensis Enhalus acoroides Erythrina variegata Eugenia capensis Excoecaria agallocha Fagraea crenulata Ficus microcarpa Fissistigma manubriatum Gluta velutina Grewia tenax Guettarda speciosa Gynotroches axillaris Halocnemum strobilaceum Halodule pinifolia Halodule uninervis Halopeplis perfoliata Halophila decipiens Halophila hawaiiana Halophila minor Halophila spinulosa Halosarcia indica Heliotropium ovalifolium Hemichroa diandra Hemichroa pentandra Heritiera littoralis Hibiscus tiliaceus Hydrilla verticillata Hydrocotyle capillaris Hydrocotyle ovalis Hyphaene natalensis Hyphaene parvula Inocarpus edulis Inocarpus fagifer Intsia bijuga Intsia retusa Juncus maritimus Kandelia candel Kleinhovia hospita Licuala spinosa Limonium australe Limonium binervosum Limonium psilocladon Limonium ramosissimum Limonium salicorniacea Ludwigia adscendens Lumnitzera littorea Lumnitzera racemosa Lumnitzera racemosa Maireana brevifolia Melaleuca halmaturorum Millettia hemsleyana Monochoria hastata Myoporum insulare Myristica irya Najas browniana Najas marina Ochthocharis bornensis Ochthocharis javanica Oncosperma filamentosum Oncosperma horridum Osbornia octodonta Palaquium obovatum Pandanus affinis Pandanus helicopus Pandanus rivularis Pandanus rostratus Pandanus spiralis Paramignya angulata Parapholis incurva Pellacalyx axillaris Pemphis acidula Pentatropis spiralis Petunia parviflora Phoenix paludosa Phoenix reclinata Pholiurus incurvus Phragmites karka Pisonia aculeata Plantago coronopus Plantago lanceolata Polyalthia sclerophylla Polygonum maritimum Portulaca mundula Portulaca pilosa Posidonia oceanica Potamogeton crispus Potamogeton javanicus Potamogeton pusillus Puccinellia distans Puccinellia kurilensis Puccinellia rupestris Reederochloa eludens Rhizophora lamarckii Rhizophora mangle Rhizophora samoensis Rhizophora selala Ruppia cirrhosa Ruppia maritima Ruppia spiralis Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum robustum Saccharum spontaneum Sagina crassicaulis Sagina maritima Salicornia brachiata Salicornia meyeriana Salsola baryosma Salsola kali Salvadora angustifolia Salvadora oleoides Samolus junceus Samolus porosus Samolus repens Sapium indicum Sarcocornia blackiana Sarcocornia natalensis Sarcocornia perennis Sarcocornia pillansiae Sarcocornia pillansii Sarcocornia quinqueflora Scolopia macrophylla Scolopia zeyheri Selliera radicans Shirakiopsis indica Solanum halophilum Sonneratia caseolaris Sonneratia ovata Spartina foliosa Spartina maritima Spartina patens Spergularia rubra Spergularia salina Spinifex hirsutus Sporobolus consimilis Sporobolus micranthus Sporobolus virginicus Sporobolus wrightii Stenotaphrum secundatum Sterculia africana Suaeda maritima Suaeda monoica Syringodium filiforme Syringodium isoetifolium Tamarix aravensis Tamarix gracilis Tamarix hampeana Tamarix karakalensis Tamarix komarovii Tamarix polystachya Tarenna fragrans Tecticornia australasica Terminalia catappa Thalassia hemprichii Thalassodendron ciliatum Theleophyton billardieri Thespesia acutiloba Thespesia lampas Thespesia populnea Thespesia populneoides Threlkeldia diffusa Tribulus cistoides Triglochin bulbosum Triglochin concinna Triglochin mucronatum Triumfetta procumbens Typha angustata Typha domingensis Typha orientalis Vitex clarkeana Voacanga papuana Voacanga thouarsii Xylocarpus australasicus Xylocarpus gangeticus Xylocarpus granatum Xylocarpus mekongensis Zygophyllum album Morton, J. F. (1976) Craft industries from coastal wetland vegetation. In: Estuarine processes. Vol. 1, 254. -266. (see details) 44 Plants associated with this reference: Acanthus ilicifolius Agropyron elongatum Amphitecna latifolia Avicennia germinans Avicennia officinalis Ceriops decandra Ceriops roxburghiana Ceriops tagal Cocos nucifera Conocarpus erectus Corozo oleifera Cyperus malaccensis Derris trifoliata Dolichandrone spathacea Enallagma latifolia Excoecaria agallocha Fimbristylis castanea Fimbristylis spadicea Laguncularia racemosa Licuala spinosa Manicaria saccifera Mora oleifera Oncosperma filamentosum Pandanus tectorius Pandanus utilis Pandanus veitchi Pemphis acidula Polygonum maritimum Pterocarpus indicus Pterocarpus officinalis Raphia taedigera Raphia vinifera Rhizophora mucronata Ruppia cirrhosa Salvadora persica Sesuvium portulacastrum Sonneratia caseolaris Spartina pectinata Sporobolus virginicus Sporobolus wrightii Stenochlaena palustris Thespesia populnea Xylocarpus moluccensis Zamia chigua Patra, J. K. and Y. K. Mohanta (2014) Antimicrobial compounds from mangrove plants: A pharmaceutical prospective. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 20, 4, 311-320. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Ceriops decandra Heritiera littoralis Xylocarpus granatum Reef, R. and C. E. Lovelock (2015) Regulation of water balance in mangroves. Annals of Botany. 115, 3, 385-395. (see details) 44 Plants associated with this reference: Acanthus ebracteatus Acanthus ilicifolius Aegialitis annulata Aegiceras corniculatum Aegiceras floridum Avicennia alba Avicennia bicolor Avicennia germinans Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Avicennia schaueriana Bruguiera cylindrica Bruguiera exaristata Bruguiera gymnorhiza Bruguiera hainesii Bruguiera parviflora Bruguiera sexangula Ceriops decandra Ceriops tagal Conocarpus erectus Excoecaria agallocha Heritiera fomes Heritiera globosa Heritiera littoralis Kandelia candel Laguncularia racemosa Lumnitzera littorea Lumnitzera racemosa Osbornia octodonta Pelliciera rhizophorae Rhizophora apiculata Rhizophora mangle Rhizophora mucronata Rhizophora racemosa Rhizophora samoensis Rhizophora stylosa Shirakiopsis indica Sonneratia alba Sonneratia apetala Sonneratia caseolaris Sonneratia griffithii Sonneratia ovata Xylocarpus granatum Xylocarpus mekongensis Tan, W. K., Y. Q. Ang, T. K. Lim, T. M. Lim, P. Kumar, C. S. Loh and Q. S. Lin (2015) Proteome profile of salt gland-rich epidermis extracted from a salt-tolerant tree species. Electrophoresis. 36, 19, 2473-2481. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia officinalis Thirunavukkarasu, P., T. Ramanathan, L. Ramkumar, R. Shanmugapriya and G. Renugadevi (2011) The antioxidant and free radical scavenging effect of Avicennia officinalis. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 5, 19, 4754-4758. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia officinalis Well, A. G. (1983) Distribution of mangroves species in Australia. In: Biology and ecology of mangroves. Vol. 8., 57. -76. (see details) 23 Plants associated with this reference: Acanthus ebracteatus Aegialitis annulata Avicennia officinalis Calandrinia breweri Camptostemon schultzii Diplolaena dampieri Heritiera fomes Heritiera minor Lumnitzera littorea Lumnitzera racemosa Lumnitzera rosea Polygonum aviculare Polygonum blumei Polygonum patulum Polygonum striatum Portulaca mundula Portulaca pilosa Portulacaria afra Portulacaria armiana Posidonia oceanica Ruppia maritima Salvadora persica Xylocarpus granatum

Report for Avicennia officinalis L.