ヤエヤマヒルギ

noun

Rhizophora mucronata; loop-root mangrove; red mangrove

A mangrove species found in the Yaeyama Islands and other tropical regions. The name is often written in katakana.

• ヤエヤマヒルギは沖おき縄なわのマングローブ林りんでよく見みられる。

  Rhizophora mucronata is commonly seen in Okinawa's mangrove forests.