Rhizophora

Taxobox
name = "Rhizophora"

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image_caption = "R. mangle" branch with germinating seed, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Rhizophoraceae
genus = "Rhizophora"

"Rhizophora" is a genus of tropical trees. The most notable species is the Red mangrove ("Rhizophora mangle") but other species are known, including "Rhizophora apiculata" and "Rhizophora stylosa". "Rhizophora" species generally live in inter-tidal areas which are indundated daily by the ocean. They exhibit a number of adaptations to this environment, including stilt-roots that elevate the plants above the water and allow them to respire oxygen even while their lower roots are submerged, and a cytological molecular “pump” mechanism that allows them to remove excess salts from their cells.