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MANGLE-CHANDELLE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Rhizophoraceae.

OBS

Rhizophora mangle, known as the red mangrove, is distributed in estuarine ecosystems throughout the tropics. Its viviparous seeds, which are dispersed by water, sprout while they are still on the parent plant, growing a tough green root that makes them unmistakable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Rhizophoraceae.

OBS

Le palétuvier rouge ou mangle-chandelle (Rhizophora mangle) est un arbre tropical [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Árbol de las regiones tropicales [...] cuya corteza se usa como curtiente y para teñir de negro y cuya madera es muy apropiada para construir traviesas de ferrocarril, postes de telégrafo y maderos para obras hidráulicas.

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