The mangroves of the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans are more species-diverse than are those of the Atlantic. But they don't look radically different from Atlantic mangrove stands, as one can see from this image of the boardwalk through the mangrove of the Mai Po Reserve in Hong Kong. Dark green, tough, waxy leaves are the rule. The flowering tree on the left of the boardwalk is Kandelia kandel, and the shrub in front of the flowering tree is Acanthus ilicifolius (note that A. ilicifolius has both scalloped and unscalloped leaves). In the background along the right side of the boardwalk are Aegiceras corniculatum and Avicennia marina. Lilian Vrijmoed (City University of Hong Kong) was kind enough to loan me her camera to snap these photos.