Where are the roots of alicinia found?
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Avicennia is a genus of flowering plants currently placed in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. It contains mangrove trees, which occur in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas and are characterized by its "pencil roots", which are aerial roots
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Avicennia, also called black mangrove, genus comprising at least eight species of trees or shrubs in the family Acanthaceae. Avicennia has a wide geographical distribution, with members found in intertidal estuaries along many of the world’s tropical and warm temperate coasts. Their fleshy, leathery leaves are opposite and entire and feature salt-exuding glands on the upper and lower surfaces. Similar to other mangrove species, members of Avicennia have pneumatophores (respiratory roots) that project above the mud to facilitate gas exchange for the submerged primary roots. The small bisexual flowers are sessile (lacking a petiole and attached directly to the stem) with a persistent calyx and produce achene fruits with a relatively large seed. Avicennia exhibits cryptovivipary, in which the embryo emerges from the seed coat but remains in the fruit before falling from the parent plant. The floating propagules are commonly dispersed aquatically, and the fruits of some species can be viable for up to a year in salt water without rooting