red mangrove
noun
1Any of several mangroves of the family Rhizophoraceae with reddish wood, especially Rhizophora mangle and ( Australian ) Bruguiera rheedii.
2 Australian a coastal tree, Heritiera littoralis (family Sterculiaceae) ( rare ).
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in William Dampier (1651–1715), buccaneer and explorer.