Acanthaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Avicennia alba

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

Plants can flower and fruit all year round, especially when growing in the Equatorial zone^[1].

Propagation

Seed - there is no dormancy, but the seeds are normally sown with the fruit cover removed, because it is highly susceptible to fungus attack^[1]. Fresh seeds often have very high germination, typically more than 95%^[1]. Seed that has imbibed moisture will usually have radicle formation within 3 days from sowing^[1]. Division of root suckers^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Avicennia+alba>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Seed Leaflets — Various · Forest & Landscape. Denmark · http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title ↩︎A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
[2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.