Red Mangrove Family
Rhizophoraceae
The Rhizophoraceae are a family of tropical or subtropical flowering plants. Among the better-known members are mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora. Around 147 species are distributed in 15 genera, most native to the Old World.
15 branches of this family, most-observed first
true mangroves
genusRhizophora
Bruguiera
genusBruguiera
Kandelia
genusKandelia
yellow mangroves
genusCeriops
Carallia
genusCarallia
Cassipourea
genusCassipourea
Crossostylis
genusCrossostylis
Pellacalyx
genusPellacalyx
Gynotroches
genusGynotroches
Anopyxis
genusAnopyxis
Blepharistemma
genusBlepharistemma
Macarisia
genusMacarisia
Sterigmapetalum
genusSterigmapetalum
Comiphyton
genusComiphyton
Paradrypetes
genusParadrypetes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60337.