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Genus of trees in the Combretaceae family growing from Africa to Asia to northern Australia
Lumnitzera is an
Indo-West Pacific
mangrove genus in the family
Combretaceae .
[3] : 533 An English common name is black mangrove .
[4] (However, "black mangrove" may also refer to the unrelated genus
Avicennia .) Lumnitzera , named after the German botanist,
Stephan Lumnitzer (1750-1806), occurs in mangroves from
East Africa to the Western Pacific (including Fiji and Tonga), and northern Australia.
[1]
The genus has two species of similar vegetative appearance but with differing flower colour.
Lumnitzera littorea has red flowers whereas
Lumnitzera racemosa has white flowers. Both species have flat and spoon-shaped (spathulate) leaves with emarginate tips. L. racemosa dominates in the western part of the range and L. littorea dominates in the east. Hybrids occur within the zone of overlap (Lumnitzera × rosea ).
[1]
[3] : 587
Three genera of the tropical woody family Combretaceae,
Laguncularia ,
Conocarpus , and Lumnitzera , are found in mangroves but Lumnitzera is the only one to occur in the Indo-West Pacific mangroves, including Australia.
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List of species
Current accepted species are:
[2]
[3] : 585–6
There have been a number of taxa that possessed the Lumnitzera genus that are now unplaced or assigned to other taxa:
Lumnitzera caesia Spreng. , unplaced
[5]
Lumnitzera capitata (Roth) Spreng. , synonym of
Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton
[6]
Lumnitzera carnosa Spreng. , synonym of
Ocimum carnosum (Spreng.) Link & Otto ex Benth.
[7]
Lumnitzera coccinea Wight & Arn. , synonym of
Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt
[8]
Lumnitzera densiflora (Roth) Spreng. , synonym of
Isodon rugosus (Wall. ex Benth.) Codd
[9]
Lumnitzera fastigiata (Roth) Spreng. , synonym of
Salvia plebeia R.Br.
[10]
Lumnitzera lutea C.Presl , synonym of
Lumnitzera racemosa var. lutea (Gaudich.) Exell
[11]
Lumnitzera montana F.Muell. , synonym of
Macropteranthes montana (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
[12]
Lumnitzera moschata (R.Br.) Spreng. , synonym of
Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench
[13]
Lumnitzera pedicellata C.Presl , synonym of
Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt
[14]
Lumnitzera pentandra Griff. , synonym of
Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt
[15]
Lumnitzera polystachyon (L.) J.Jacq. ex Spreng. , synonym of
Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench
[16]
Lumnitzera prostrata (L.) Spreng. , synonym of
Platostoma menthoides (L.) A.J.Paton
[17]
Lumnitzera purpurea (Gaudich.) C. Presl , synonym of
Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt
[18]
Lumnitzera rubicunda (D.Don) Spreng. , synonym of
Orthosiphon rubicundus (D.Don) Benth.
[19]
Lumnitzera salvioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Spreng. , synonym of
Plectranthus salvioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Benth.
[20]
Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng. , synonym of
Ocimum tenuiflorum L.
[21]
Lumnitzera virgata (D.Don) Spreng. , synonym of
Orthosiphon rubicundus var. rubicundus
[22]
References
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"Lumnitzera" . University of Queensland. Retrieved 30 June 2010 .
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"Lumnitzera Willd" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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c Excell, A. W. (1948).
"Combretaceae" . Flora Malesiana . 4 (5): 533–589 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
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USDA, NRCS (n.d.).
"Lumnitzera " . The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov) . Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015 .
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"Lumnitzera caesia Spreng" . Plants of the World Online (POWO) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera capitata (Roth) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera carnosa Spreng" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera coccinea Wight & Arn" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera densiflora (Roth) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera fastigiata (Roth) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera lutea C.Presl" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera montana F.Muell" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera moschata (R.Br.) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera pedicellata C. Presl" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 February 2024 .
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"Lumnitzera pentandra Griff" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera polystachyon (L.) J.Jacq. ex Spreng" . Plants of the World Online (POWO) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera prostrata (L.) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online (POWO) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera purpurea C.Presl" . Plants of the World Online (POWO) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera rubicunda (D.Don) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online (POWO) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera salvioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online (POWO) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online (POWO) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
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"Lumnitzera virgata (D.Don) Spreng" . Plants of the World Online (POWO) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
External links
Media related to
Lumnitzera at Wikimedia Commons