Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

red mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

Spanish: Mangle rojo

Rhizophora mangle, the red mangrove, is distributed in estuarine ecosystems throughout the tropics. Its viviparous "seeds", in actuality called propagules, become fully mature plants before dropping off the parent tree. These are dispersed by water until eventually embedding in the shallows.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Rhizophoraceae

Local records23 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records23,939 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2024 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-04-26 — observation by naturazihua-24
2026-04-26 — observation by olgajudith
2026-04-26 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2025-07-27 — observation by antonio_perez2
2025-07-23 — observation by adrian_mora
2025-05-24 — observation by demian27

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Cite as: “red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/rhizophora-mangle/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.