This native tree
is commonly known as
grey mangrove.
Avicennia marina
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Acanthaceae
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.
See Avicennia marina subsp. australasica which is the subspecies recorded in the Fraser Coast region. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 8 Fraser Coast localities: Eli Waters, Great Sandy Strait, Burrum Heads, Burrum River, Tinnanbar, Dundathu, Tuan Forest, Beelbi Creek.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
