The atlantic species of Rhizophora

The Atlanctic species of Rhizophora have been subject of several publications recently and it seems currently accepted that three species ought to be distinguished for the Atlantic area; R. mangle L., R. racemosa G. F. W. Meyer, and R. harrisonii Leechman. R. mangle was first described being based on a Jamaica specimen. R. racemosa and R. harrisonii were based on material from Guiana when first described. Keay (1953) proved after studying West African Rhizophora that the 3 species occur on both sides of the Atlantic, on the American coast as well as on the western coast of Africa.