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Aegiceras floridum)
| Aegiceras | |
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| Aegiceras corniculatum | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrsinoideae |
| Genus: |
Aegiceras Gaertn. |
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Aegiceras is a genus of trees and shrubs from Southeast Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific Island,. [1] and in Australia, in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia. [2] They occur as mangroves in coastal or estuarine areas. [2]
The genus was first described in 1788 by Joseph Gaertner. [3] [4] The genus name, Aegiceras, derives from two Greek words: aix ("goat") and keras ("horn", and describes the genus as having fruits with horns like a goat. [5]
Species
There are two species accepted by Plants of the World online. [1]
- Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco
- Aegiceras floridum Roem. & Schult.
References
- ^ a b "Aegiceras Gaertn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b Harden, G.J. (1990). "PlantNET - FloraOnline; Aegiceras". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Aegiceras". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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Sturm, J. G.;
Gaertner, Joseph, 1732-1791 (1788),
De fructibus et seminibus plantarum /Joseph Gaertner (in Latin), vol. 1, Sumtibus Auctoris, Typis Academiae Carolinae, pp. 216, t. 46, fig. 1,
doi:
10.5962/BHL.TITLE.53838,
OCLC
17682598,
Wikidata
Q51462289
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ Glenn Wightman (2006). "Mangroves of the Northern Territory, Australia Identification and Traditional Use". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 31: 44. Wikidata Q107006058.
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