A mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground.
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Leaf structure and water relations were studied in a temperate population of Avicennia marina subsp.
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We quantified effects of leaf dehydration on K surf and effects of SSWU on recovery of K leaf in dehydrated leaves of Avicennia marina.
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Key results: Avicennia marina seedlings failed to grow in 0-5% seawater, whereas maximal growth occurred in 50-75% seawater.
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Avicennia marina was revealed as an obligate halophyte, requiring saline conditions for development of the transport systems needed to sustain water use and carbon gain.