A STUDY ON MANGROVE PLANTS IN DUONG KINH, HAI PHONG

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The study was conducted to determine the floristic composition and ethnobotanical values of mangrove plants in the coastal area of Duong Kinh, Hai Phong city, thereby providing scientific data for biodiversity conservation and sustainable socio-ecological development. A total of 37 species of mangroveassociated plants were recorded, belonging to 26 families and 2 divisions of vascular plants. Among these, numerous taxa possess significant ecological roles (wave attenuation, shoreline stabilization, soil amelioration), economic values (timber, tannin, paper pulp, apiculture) and medicinal properties. Several representative species include Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. , Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam., Kandelia obovata Sheue, H.Y.Liu & J.W.H.Yong, Rhizophora stylosa Griff. and Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco. These findings reaffirm the crucial role of mangrove vegetation in coastal protection, biodiversity maintenance and sustainable utilization of this natural resource.