Rhizophoraceae

Rhizophoraceae
Young Rhizophora mangle, a mangrove
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rhizophoraceae
R.Br. in Flinders
Genera

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The range of Rhizophoraceae
  •   Tropical trees
  •   Mangroves

The Rhizophoraceae is a family of tropical or subtropical flowering plants.[1] It includes around 147 species distributed in 15 genera.[2] Under the family, there are three tribes, Rhizophoreae, Gynotrocheae, and Macarisieae.[2] Even though Rhizophoraceae is known for its mangrove members, only the genera under Rhizophoreae grow in the mangrove habitats and the remaining members live in inland forests.[2]

  1. ^ Guo, W., Wu, H., Zhang, Z., Yang, C., Hu, L., Shi, X., Jian, S., Shi, S., & Huang, Y. (2017). Comparative Analysis of Transcriptomes in Rhizophoraceae Provides Insights into the Origin and Adaptive Evolution of Mangrove Plants in Intertidal Environments. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 795. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.00795
  2. ^ a b c Setoguchi, H., Kosuge, K., & Tobe, H. (1999). Molecular Phylogeny of Rhizophoraceae Based on rbcL Gene Sequences. Journal of Plant Research, 112(4), 443–455. doi:10.1007/PL00013899