Mangrove Palm

Nypa fruticans

Summary 2

Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm (or simply nipa) or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. This species is the only member of the genus Nypa and the subfamily Nypoideae, forming monotypic taxa.

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  1. (c) Tan Kok Hui, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tan Kok Hui
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nypa_fruticans

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