Rhizophoraceae

Rhizophora mangle

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Rhizophoraceae
Tribus: Gynotrocheae – Macarisieae – Rhizophoreae
Genera: Anopyxis – Blepharistemma – Bruguiera – Carallia – Cassipourea – Ceriops – Comiphyton – Crossostylis – Gynotroches – Kandelia – Macarisia – Pellacalyx – Rhizophora – Sterigmapetalum
Genera incertae tribus: Paradrypetes

Name

Rhizophoraceae Pers. Syn. Pl. 2(1): 2. (1806) nom. cons.

• Type genus: Rhizophora L. Sp. Pl. 1: 443. (1753)

References

• Persoon, C.H. 1806. Synopsis Plantarum, 2(1): 2.

Additional references

• Schwarzbach, A.E. & Ricklefs, R.E. 2000. Systematic affinities of Rhizophoraceae and Anisophylleaceae, and intergeneric relationships within Rhizophoraceae, based on chloroplast DNA, nuclear Ribosomal DNA, and morphology. American Journal of Botany 87(4): 547–564. DOI: 10.2307/2656599 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Rhizophoraceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Rhizophoraceae. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 29 2021.
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: A Mangrove Family
suomi: Mangrovepuukasvit
中文: 红树科

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