Avicennia germinans L.
Creators: name: Molino, Jean-François
name: Sabatier, Daniel
name: Grenand, Pierre
name: Engel, Julien
name: Frame, Dawn
name: Delprete, Piero G.
name: Fleury, Marie
name: Odonne, Guillaume
name: Davy, Damien
name: Lucas, Eve J.
name: Martin, Claire A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Acanthaceae
Avicennia
Avicennia germinans

description: [1] Avicennia germinans (L.) L.   
(Fig. 6A)  
 Sp. Pl., ed. 3, 2: 891 (Linnaeus 1764). — Bontia germinans L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1122 [7 Jun. 1759] (Linnaeus 1759).   
 Avicennia nitida Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 25 [Aug.-Sep. 1760] (Jacquin 1760). — Hilairanthus nitidus (Jacq.) Tiegh., J. Bot. [Morot] 12: 358 (Tieghem 1898). — Avicennia officinalis L. var. nitida (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 502 [5 Nov. 1891] (Kuntze 1891).   
 Avicennia tomentosa Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 25 [Aug.-Sep. 1760] (Jacquin 1760). — Hilairanthus tomentosus (Jacq.) Tiegh., J. Bot. [Morot] 12: 358 (Tieghem 1898).   
 Avicennia africana P.Beauv., Fl. Oware 1: 80 (Palisot 1806).   
 Avicennia tomentosa var. campechensis Kunth, Nova genera et species plantarum [H.B.K.] 2: 284 [8 June 1818] (Kunth 1818).   
 Avicennia tomentosa var. cumanensis Kunth, Nova genera et species plantarum [H.B.K.] 2: 283 [8 June 1818] (Kunth 1818). — Avicennia germinans var. cumanensis (Kunth) Moldenke, Phytologia 30 (1): 15 [23 Jan. 1975] (Moldenke 1975).   
 Avicennia tomentosa var. guayaquilensis Kunth, Nova genera et species plantarum [H.B.K.] 2: 284 [8 June 1818] (Kunth 1818). — Avicennia germinans var. guayaquilensis (Kunth) Moldenke, Phytologia 29 (2): 75 [19 Nov. 1974] (Moldenke 1974).   
 Avicennia elliptica Thunb., Pl. Bras. 3: 37 (Thunberg 1821).   
 Avicennia floridana Raf., Atlantic J.: 148 (Rafinesque 1832).   
 Avicennia lamarckiana C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 529 [Jul.-Dec. 1845] (Presl 1845).   
 Avicennia meyeri Miq., Linnaea 18: 262 [“1844” publ. Feb(-May?) 1845] (Miquel 1845).   
 Avicennia oblongifolia Nutt. ex Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 310 [14 Aug. 1860] (Chapman 1860).   
 Avicennia floridana Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 64 (Gandoger 1918), nom. illeg. hom., non Raf. (Rafinesque 1832).   
 Avicennia nitida var. trinitensis Moldenke, Phytologia 1 (2): 96 [4 Aug. 1934] (Moldenke 1934).   
 Avicennia germinans f. aberrans Moldenke, Phytologia 47 (3): 222 [Dec. 1980] (Moldenke 1980).   
 Avicennia germinans f. brasiliensis Moldenke, Phytologia 47 (3): 222 [Dec. 1980] (Moldenke 1980).   
 Avicennia germinans f. venezuelensis Moldenke, Phytologia 47 (3): 222 [Dec. 1980] (Moldenke 1980).   
 NOTES. — A species restricted to mangrove forests. Replacement of Bontia L. by Avicennia Jacq. already appears in errata of Species Plantarum, ed. 2 (Linnaeus 1763, 2: 1684, typographical error “990” for 890), but as for genus only. It was fully incorporated in ed. 3 for species (Linnaeus 1764: 891) (see Compère 1963).   
VERNACULAR NAMES. — Pa: payuy • Ka: apali’ɨ, apaliyu • Nt: paluwa • Cr: pativyé-blan • Fr: palétuvier blanc • Br: siriúba.  
 HERBARIUM DATA (FG). — 36 collections at CAY. Sel. exs.: M.-F. Prévost 3900, 15 m × 18 cm.
description: Published as part of Molino, Jean-François, Sabatier, Daniel, Grenand, Pierre, Engel, Julien, Frame, Dawn, Delprete, Piero G., Fleury, Marie, Odonne, Guillaume, Davy, Damien, Lucas, Eve J. & Martin, Claire A., 2022, An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature, pp. 345-903 in Adansonia (3) (3) 44 (26) on page 362, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a26, http://zenodo.org/record/7458777