little mangrove

little mangrove rhizophora mangle red estuarine ecosystems throughout tropics its viviparous seeds actuality called propagules become fully mature plants dropping parent tree dispersed water until eventually embedding shallows grows roots which arch level giving stands this characteristic appearance plant coastal native habitat threatened species brazilian pepper schinus locations hawaii where forms monospecific thickets however provide hunting diverse array organisms photo was taken kondang merak beach malang east java indonesia bakau mangrove