This native tree
is commonly known as
black mangrove.
Rhizophora mucronata
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Rhizophoraceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Distribution Queensland and Northern Territory. Nearest record to Fraser Coast is at Tin Can Bay. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
