Combretaceae

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Combretaceae
Temporal range: Turonian - recent[1]
Combretum constrictum inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
R.Br.[2]
Type genus
Combretum
Genera

18, see text.

Synonyms
  • Bucidaceae Spreng.
  • Myrobalanaceae Martinov
  • Strephonemataceae Venkat. & Prak.Rao
  • Terminaliaceae J.St.-Hil.[3]

The Combretaceae, often called the white mangrove family, are a

AMPA agonist.[6]

White mangroves

The family name comes from the

Laguncularia racemosa
, found along seacoasts in tropical America and West Africa.

Genera

Plants of the World Online currently includes:[7]

  1. Combretum Loefl.
  2. Conocarpus L.
  3. Dansiea Byrnes
  4. Getonia Roxb. (synonym Calycopteris)
  5. Guiera Adans. ex Juss.
  6. Laguncularia C.F.Gaertn. (monotypic)
  7. Lumnitzera Willd.
  8. Macropteranthes F.Muell.
  9. Strephonema Hook.f.
  10. Terminalia L. (synonyms: Anogeissus, Buchenavia, Bucida, Pteleopsis, Terminaliopsis)

synonyms of Combretum

  • Meiostemon
    Exell & Stace
  • Quisqualis
    L.
  • Thiloa Eichler[8]

References

  1. ^ "Myrtales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
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  3. ^ "Family: Combretaceae R. Br., nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-01-17. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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  5. ^ "Lumnitzera". University of Queensland. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
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  7. ^ Plants of the World Online: Combretaceae R.Br. (retrieved 19 January 2022)
  8. ^ "GRIN Genera of Combretaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

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