Rhizophoraceae

Bruguiera Lam. ex Savigny

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 696 (1798)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is E. Tropical & S. Africa to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Djibouti, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia

Extinct in:

Taiwan

Introduced into:

Florida, Hawaii

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Encycl. Méth.Bot. 4, 2: 696 (1798).
  • Tabl. Encycl. Méth. Bot. 2,2: t. 397 (1797)

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Encycl. Méth. 4: 696 (1796)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 23, 2016 Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [12670] Papua New Guinea K001193617 Yes
Jun 16, 2016 Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [12673] Papua New Guinea K001193615 Yes
Aug 1, 2014 I Made Maduarta (Pung) [IMM s.n. (B)] Indonesia K000734817 Yes
Nov 4, 2009 Chew, M.Y. [FRI 53775] Malaysia K000576099 Yes
Nov 4, 2009 Zahid, M.S.; et al. [35] Malaysia K000576100 Yes
Apr 13, 2004 Nasrah; Clement, M. [140702] Malaysia K000184893 Yes
Nov 1, 1958 Zippelius, A. [s.n.] New Guinea K000732733 Isotype Yes
Nov 1, 1958 illegible [s.n.] K000732738 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000732749 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soepadmo, E.; Mahmud [1225] Malaysia K004630830 Yes
Powell, D.A. [631B] Christmas Island K:SPC-44995.000 No
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1094] South Africa K004631581 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3596] South Africa K004631582 Yes
Khiong, J.L. [83085] Malaysia K001622314 Yes
Simaga, J.M. [255] Papua New Guinea K001625186 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [4732] South Africa K004631585 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [4732] South Africa K004631584 Yes
Dupuy, D.J.; DuPuy, B.P. [CI 22] Christmas Island K:SPC-61080.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004631432 Yes
den Hartog, C. [749] Australia K004631392 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [FRI12930] Malaysia K004630831 Yes
Van Zinderen Bakker, E.M. [170] South Africa K004631586 Yes
Barrabé, L. [1259] New Caledonia K001609076 Yes
Yang, S.; et al. [SING 2020-848] Singapore K001528796 Yes
s.coll. [31] India K000732750 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [146] New Caledonia K004631430 Yes
Cunningham, A. [56] Australia K000732730 Unknown Type Material Yes
[D.m] [412] Australia K004631393 Yes
s.coll. [21] India K000732746 Unknown Type Material Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K004631424 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K004631423 Yes
West, O. [393] South Africa K004631583 Yes
s.coll. [18191] New Caledonia K004631431 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000732747 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3568] South Africa K004631580 Yes
McKee, H.S. [26513] New Caledonia K004631429 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000732748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rodin, R.J. [4735] South Africa K004631587 Yes
Powell, D.A. [637B] Christmas Island K:SPC-44994.000 No
Cunningham, A. [55] Australia K000732731 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wightman, G.M. [4152] Australia K004631391 Yes
Mahmud [13362] Malaysia K004630832 Yes
Polin, T. [2] Papua New Guinea K004631324 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
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