Clarissa /clar-is-sa/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced kla-RISS-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Clarissa is most bright, most famous.
The Mangrove forests of Suriname have a height of 20â25 m and are found mainly in the coastal area. There are six types of mangroves, namely two types of parwa or black mangroves, three types of red mangroves (mangro) and a small mangrove species (white mangrove, akira or tjila).
Florida mangrove plant communities covered an estimated 430,000 to 540,000 acres (1,700 to 2,200 km 2) in Florida in 1981. Ninety percent of the Florida mangroves are in southern Florida, in Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. Approximately 280,000 acres (1,100 km 2) of mangrove forests are in the hands of the Federal, State and local governments, and of private, non-profit organizations.