Reproduction of the mangrove species Rhizophora stylosa Griff. at its southern latitudinal limit

• Published in: Aquatic botany Vol. 151; pp. 30 - 37
• Main Authors: Wilson, Nicholas C., Saintilan, Neil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Aquatic plants; Australia; Buds; Climate change; coasts; Estuaries; Flowers; Fruits; latitude; Latitudinal limit; Mangrove; Mangroves; North America; Phenology; Plant reproduction; Primordia; Propagules; Recording; Reproduction; Reproduction (biology); reproductive performance; Rhizophora stylosa; Shoots; Species; Temperature effects; Trees; Tropical climate; Tropical environments; tropics; North America; Latitudinal limit; Climate change; Rhizophora stylosa; Reproduction; Mangrove; Phenology; Australia

•Rhizophora stylosa reproduces successfully at its southern limit.•This supports vegetative data that the species is not physiologically limited there.•The capacity to convert buds to propagules was relatively high.•Reproductive phenology and length of the reproductive cycle were generally comparabl...