Rob Tilley / Aphelandra (Acanthus sp) flowering. Oahu, Hawaii, February.

Juergen Freund / Roots of Black mangrove tree (Avicennia germinans) Komodo NP, Indonesia, August 2009.

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding chicks by regurgitation in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) nest, Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) guarding chicks in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) nest, Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Golden Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri) schooling in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) lagoon, Punta Moreno, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Scott Leslie / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) stand in water, Everglades National Park, Florida

Scott Leslie / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) forest, Everglades National Park, Florida

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Thickleaf petunia (Ruellia succulenta) in flower, Florida, USA, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Simon Colmer / Leaves and flowers of (Brillantaisia kirungae) a medicinal plant used in Uganda to cure urethritis

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Gray Mangrove (Avicennia marina) tree, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Rob Tilley / Catherine's Pinwheel (Acanthus sp.) flowering. Maui, Hawaii, February.

Rob Tilley / Catherine's Pinwheel (Acanthus sp.) flowering. Maui, Hawaii, February.

Christian Ziegler / Orchid (Caularthron sp) epiphytes on the trunk of a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans), Rio Grande, southern Belize

Christian Ziegler / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) establishing itself between the aerial roots of a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans), Twin Cays, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Juergen Freund / Roots of Black mangrove tree (Avicennia germinans) Komodo NP, Indonesia.

Nick Upton / Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis) clump flowering. Filitosa, Corsica, France, June.

Juergen Freund / Split level view of roots of Black mangrove tree (Avicennia germinans) Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Submerged roots of Black mangrove tree (Avicennia germinans) Komodo NP, Indonesia, Indo-pacific.

Pete Oxford / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) with pneumatophores, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) with pneumatophores, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Acanthus (Acanthus sp) flowering in a mountain pasture above Stenje village, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

James Christensen / Desconocido (Razisea spicata) flowering in rainforest, Colon, Panama

Adrian Davies / Leaves of (Fittonia albivenis "Nana") UK

Albert Lleal / Shrimp Plant (Beloperone sp) SEM close-up view of pollen at 1620x magnifcation

Rolf Nussbaumer / Violet Sabrewing {Campylopterus hemileucurus} male feeding on Shrimp plant flower (Acanthaceae), Central Valley, Costa Rica

Rolf Nussbaumer / Coppery-headed Emerald, Elvira cupreiceps, male in flight feeding on Shrimp plant(Acanthaceae), Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America, December 2006

Tom Vezo / Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) pair interacting on nest in mangroves, Venice, Florida

Patricio Robles Gil / Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in a mangrove wetland, Daintree National Park, Australia

Pete Oxford / Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens) trees and Mangroves (Avicennia sp) in bay surround cinder cone, Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tim Fitzharris / Chuparosa (Justicia californica) and Brittlebush (Encelia sp), Superstition Mountains, Arizona

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) chicks in mangrove nest, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird feeding on Desconocido (Razisea spicata) flower, in cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird feeding on Zebra Plant (Aphelandra sp) nectar in cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) hummingbird feeding on and pollinating Desconocido (Razisea spicata) flowers, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird feeding and pollinating flowers (Razisea spicata), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird feeding and pollinating (Razisea spicata) flowers, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) hummingbird feeding on and pollinating Desconocido flowers (Razisea spicata) cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird feeding and pollinating Desconocido (Razisea spicata) flowers, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird flying near Jacobina (Justicia aurea) flowers, rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia) feeding on flowers (Razisea spicata), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest Noah Creek, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest, Noah Creek, Daintree Natrional Park, Queensland Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest, Noah Creek, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia) male stealing nectar from flowers (Razisea spicata), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird at Zebra Plant (Aphelandra sp), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia) piercing a Zebra Plant (Aphelandra acanthaceae) flower, for nectar, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia) piercing a Desconocido (Razisea spicata) flower to steal its nectar, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), East Coast, Brazil

Gerry Ellis / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in shallow water, southern Florida

Mike Parry / Spider Mangroves (Rhizophora stylosa) provide shade, trap and stabilize sediments, recycle nutrients and provide protective habitat for many species, Oro Bay, Papua New Guinea

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest, Noah Creek, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest, Noah Creek, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest, Noah Creek, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia) male piercing Jacobina flowers (Justicia aurea) in cloud forest, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest growing along stream, Dominican Republic

Konrad Wothe / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) swamp as seen from underwater, Everglades National Park, Florida

Norbert Wu / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) swamp, Florida

Norbert Wu / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) swamps filled-in to create land, destroys marine ecosystems, mangroves serve as sediment traps and nurseries, Palau

Norbert Wu / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) and Seagrass act as sediment traps and nurseries, spread by floating seeds, Palau

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) pair greeting display at nest change-over in shoreline Mangrove (Avicennia sp), Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) pair greeting display at nest change-over in shoreline Mangrove (Avicennia sp), Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) pair greeting display at nest change-over in shoreline Mangrove (Avicennia sp), Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) male collecting nesting material in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) lagoon, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) male collecting nesting material in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) lagoon, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) fishing in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) lagoon, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Jim Brandenburg / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) trees at sunset, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

Jim Brandenburg / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) trees at sunset, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

Tui De Roy / Mangrove Finch (Camarhynchus heliobates) in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) forest, Punta Tortuga, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Norbert Wu / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) roots act as sediment traps and nurseries, help create healthy coral reefs, view of underwater pneumatophores, Palau

Tui De Roy / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots from underwater, serve as nursery for many birds and fish, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) aerial root props growing in sand, Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) nesting in Mangrove (Avicennia sp), Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Norbert Wu / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) trees line the shore of landlocked Jellyfish Lake, Palau

Scott Leslie / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) stand in water, Everglades National Park, Florida

Scott Leslie / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) aerial roots, Everglades National Park, Florida

Christian Ziegler / Orchid (Caularthron sp) epiphytes on the trunk of a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans), Rio Grande, southern Belize

Christian Ziegler / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) aerial roots, Twin Cays, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Christian Ziegler / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) aerial roots, Twin Cays, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Hiroya Minakuchi / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) aerial roots underwater, Borneo, Malaysia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Violet Sabre-wing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird feeding on and pollinating Desconocido (Razisea spicata) flowers, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) hummingbird feeding on and pollinating Desconocido (Razisea spicata) flowers, in cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) hummingbird feeding on and pollinating Desconocido flowers (Razisea spicata) in cloud forest, Costa Rica

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) bathing in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) lagoon, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador