Rhizophora
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| name = ''Rhizophora''
| image = Rhizophora-mangle.jpg
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| image_caption = ''R. mangle'' branch with germinating seed, in [[Guanacaste]], [[Costa Rica]].
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Rhizophoraceae]]
| genus = '''''Rhizophora'''''
}}
'''''Rhizophora''''' is a [[genus]] of tropical trees. The most notable species is the [[Red mangrove]] (''Rhizophora mangle'') but other species are known, including ''[[Rhizophora apiculata]]'' and ''[[Rhizophora stylosa]]''. ''Rhizophora'' species generally live in inter-tidal areas which are indundated daily by the ocean. They exhibit a number of adaptations to this environment, including [[Aerial root|stilt-roots]] that elevate the plants above the water and allow them to [[respire]] oxygen even while their lower roots are submerged, and a [[cytology|cytological]] molecular “pump” mechanism that allows them to remove excess salts from their cells.
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