Rhizophoraceae
Also known as mangroves, mangrove family
The Rhizophoraceae is a family of tropical or subtropical flowering plants. It includes around 147 species distributed in 15 genera. Under the family, there are three tribes, Rhizophoreae, Gynotrocheae, and Macarisieae. Even though Rhizophoraceae is known for its mangrove members, only the genera under Rhizophoreae grow in the mangrove habitats and the remaining members live in inland forests.
Species
red mangrove
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyRhizophoraceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Research
1,344 papers- Comparative chloroplast genome analyses provide insights into evolutionary history of Rhizophoraceae mangroves.PeerJ · 2023
- A taxonomic revision of Rhizophora L. (Rhizophoraceae) in Thailand.PeerJ · 2024
- Bacterial communities vary across populations and tissue type in red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle, Rhizophoraceae) along an expanding front.
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Genera
- Morphological Characteristics
- Evolutionary history
- References
The Rhizophoraceae is a family of tropical or subtropical flowering plants. It includes around 147 species distributed in 15 genera. Under the family, there are three tribes, Rhizophoreae, Gynotrocheae, and Macarisieae. Even though Rhizophoraceae is known for its mangrove members, only the genera under Rhizophoreae grow in the mangrove habitats and the remaining members live in inland forests.
==Taxonomy == This family is now placed in the order Malpighiales, though under the Cronquist system, they formed an order in themselves (Rhizophorales). It is sister group to Erythroxylaceae. The sister group to the tribe Rhizophoreae is Gynotrocheae. The generic relationships within the Macarisiae are not fully resolved.