Mangroves are a group of the intertidal plants with unrelated phylogenetic affinity distributed in regions of estuaries, riverbanks or along the coastlines of tropical and subtropical areas.

• 中文摘要红树林为一群具不同亲缘关系，生长于热带及亚热带河口与海岸地区的维管束植物，主要为乔木及灌木所构成之森林。