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Bruguiera exaristata Ding Hou
Ribbed Mangrove

Reference
Nova Guinea 8:166 (1957)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Mangrove tree (buttressed), 1.5-7 m high. Fl. white/yellow-green, Feb to Oct. Tidal flats, landward edge of mangroves.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 July 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Pindanland, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Anson Beagle, Canning, Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.