Category:Combretaceae

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Combretaceae
Combretum constrictum3.jpg
Combretum constrictum inflorescence
Scientific classification
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Combretaceae

Type genus
Combretum
Genera

18, see text.

Synonyms

Bucidaceae Spreng.
Myrobalanaceae Martinov
Strephonemataceae Venkat. & Prak.Rao
Terminaliaceae J.St.-Hil.[2]

The Combretaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Myrtales. The family includes about 530 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas in ca 10 genera.[3] The family includes the leadwood tree, Combretum imberbe. Three genera, Conocarpus, Laguncularia, and Lumnitzera, grow in mangrove habitats (mangals).[4] The Combretaceae are widespread in the subtropics and tropics. Some members of this family produce useful construction timber, such as idigbo from Terminalia ivorensis. The commonly cultivated Quisqualis indica is now placed in the genus Combretum.

Genera

References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. "Family: Combretaceae R. Br., nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-01-17. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  3. Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. Magnolia Press. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
  4. "Lumnitzera". University of Queensland. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  5. "GRIN Genera of Combretaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

Acknowledgements

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Pages in category "Combretaceae"

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