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Ceriops zippeliana Blume (Rhizophoraceae), a New Record of a Mangrove Species in Singapore

Chiou-Rong Sheue, S. M. A. Rashid, Jean W. H. Yong, Yuen-Po Yang

Published on: 10 March 2010

Page: 72 - 77

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2010.55(1).72

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    Abstract

    Ceriops zippeliana Blume is here reported as a new record for the mangrove forests in Singapore. The botanical description of this new record with color plates and a key to the two Ceriops species in Singapore are provided. It is noteworthy that C. tagal (Perr.) C. B. Rob. is rarer than C. zippeliana in Singapore. Thus, special attention for conservation should be focused on C. tagal and a further survey of this genus would provide valuable information to better manage Singapore’s mangrove plant biodiversity.

    中文摘要

    本文報導作者於1999 年於新加坡採集到的一種新紀錄之紅樹林植物。經數年的分類研究後，作者確認本種為Ceriops zippeliana Blume (此譯為齊氏細蕊紅樹)，除新加坡外，本種亦分布於東南亞一帶。文中提供本種植物描述、含鑑別特徵的彩色圖片及新加坡當地本屬植物的檢索表，以供鑑定，並和原已知產於該地的細蕊紅樹 (C. tagal (Perr.) C. B. Rob.) 比較與分辨之。值得注意的是原產於新加坡的細蕊紅樹之族群比本新紀錄種相對地更加稀少。建議未來進一步廣泛調查本屬植物，並對細蕊紅樹特別加以關注，將有助於新加坡地區紅樹林植物多樣性之保育工作。

    Keyword: Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou, Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C. B. Rob., Ceriops zippeliana Blume, Mangroves, Rhizophoraceae, Singapore. 印度細蕊紅樹 (Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou)、細蕊紅樹 (Ceriops tagal (P

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