Rhizophoraceae
Appearance
Rhizophoraceae | |
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Young Rhizophora mangle, a mangrove | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Rhizophoraceae R.Br. in Flinders |
Genera | |
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The range of Rhizophoraceae
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Rhizophoraceae is a family of flowering plants. There are 149 species in 16 genera. Most of them occur in the Old World. Well-known members of the family are mangrove trees.