Rhizophora L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 443 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Chagos Archipelago, Hawaii, Texas

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 407.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 202 (1754).
  • Salvoza in Nat. Appl. Sci. Bull. 5: 179 (1936).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 443 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by I. Friis [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 202 (1754)
  • Salvoza in Natural appl. Sci. Bull. 5: 179 (1936)
  • Sp. Pl., 443 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 26, 2012 Stone; Streimann [LAE 53784] Papua New Guinea K000720275 No
Oct 26, 2012 Stone; Streimann [LAE 53615] Papua New Guinea K000720276 No
Jun 1, 2008 Bakau, I.R.P.A.; Postar, J. [145859] Malaysia K000512802 No
Nov 23, 2004 Gaerlan, F.; Chavez, R. [PPI 26486] Philippines K000228047 No
Nov 23, 2004 Nasrah; Celement M. [SAN 140707] Malaysia K000228054 No
Nov 1, 1958 Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000732754 Unknown Type Material Yes
Willis, F.R. [47] Indonesia K:SPC-71465.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4878] K001104138 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4875] Malaysia K001104123 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simaga, J.M. [257] Papua New Guinea K001622174 Yes
Khiong, J.L. [83087] Malaysia K001622315 Yes
van Andel, T.; Mva, B.; Mamia, D. [TVA 4089] Cameroon K001635373 Yes
Cable, S.; Cawe, S.; Gawshaw, M.; Laidley, D.; Lopes, J. [575] Cameroon K001394520 Yes
Barrabé, L.; Jacotot, A.; Marchand, C. [1271] New Caledonia K001589746 Yes
Barrabé, L.; Jacoto, A.; Mermoud, J. [1247] New Caledonia K001589742 Yes
Hamilton, M.A. [HS611,] Bermuda K000297844 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4875] India K001104122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4879] Singapore K001104140 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4878] India K001104136 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lucas, G.Ll. [262] Kenya K:SPC-23868.000 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4875] Burma K001104125 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coode, M. [4516] Mauritius K:SPC-35409.000 No
K:SPC-70000.256 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4878] India K001104135 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4875] Burma K001104124 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4878] Singapore K001104139 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4878] K001104134 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [2214] K000732757 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [2214] K000732756 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [2214] K000732758 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4878] K001104137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hill, F.L. [553] Australia K:SPC-07295.000 No

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