Acrostichum spp.
The genus Acrostichum, with three species, is the only terrestrial fern growing in the mangrove ecosystem. A. aureum is also the only mangrove found in […]
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Rhizophora spp.
The genus Rhizophora contains more species of mangrove than any other. Their tangled prop root systems – illustrated in the header photo – are the […]
Cutting edge: exploring evolutionary convergence at the gene level
Mangroves are trees that grow in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they all evolved from a single mangrove predecessor. Instead, they are a diverse […]