Reproduction

Reproduction

Many mangrove species show some form of vivipary (Eg. Rhizophora). The seed is germinated while on the parent tree  and grows by combination of photosynthesis and acquisition of nutrients from the parent. This structure, which is neither a seed nor a fruit, which usually termed a propagule, then falls to the ground. The propagules of some species root almost immediately, but others appear to have an obligatory floating period before they sink and develop roots.

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