Rhizophoraceae
Rhizophora

Rhizophora × annamalayana Kathiresan

First published in Environm. Ecol. 17: 500 (1999)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is S. India to Malesia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. The hybrid formula is R. apiculata × R. mucronata.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., India, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ragavan, P. & al. (2015). Taxonomical identity of Rhizophora × annamalayana Kathir and Rhizophora × lamarckii Montrouz (Rhizophoraceae) in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Taiwania 60: 183-193.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ragavan, P. & al. (2015). Taxonomical identity of Rhizophora × annamalayana Kathir and Rhizophora × lamarckii Montrouz (Rhizophoraceae) in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Taiwania 60: 183-193.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0