Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Worldwide in coastal and estuarine areas of the tropics and subtropics.
Aquarium Suitability: Can live as a terrestrial plant, as its found at higher tidal elevations than the Red Mangrove. Able to take up seawater through its roots, but excretes excess salt through pores, or salt glands, located on the surface of leaves. Not a home aquarium species.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Avicennia
