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Avicennia
L.
Published In:
Species Plantarum 1: 110. 1753. (1 May 1753) (
Sp. Pl.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 12/22/2009)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Taxon Profile
(Last Modified On 7/29/2020)
Reference(s):
Moldenke, H. N. 1956. Verbenacees. Fl. Madagasc. 174: 1–264.
Schwarzbach, A. E. & L. A. McDade. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of the mangrove family Avicenniaceae based on chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences. Syst. Bot. 27(1): 84–98.
Tripp, E. A. & L. A. McDade. 2014. A rich fossil record yields calibrated phylogeny for Acanthaceae (Lamiales) and evidence for marked biases in timing and directionality of intercontinental disjunctions. Syst. Bot. 63: 660–684.
Family or Genus Distribution:
not endemic to the Malagasy Region
Generic Species Diversity and Endemism Status:
has been evaluated
No. of species in Fl. Madagasc.:
1 indigenous non-endemic
Accepted Published Species:
1 indigenous non-endemic
Estimated Unpublished Species:
none
Estimated Total Species:
1 indigenous non-endemic
Additional Taxonomic Work:
not currently required
Species Level Data Entry:
complete
Notes:
The genus has been placed in the Verbenaceae or in its own family the Avicenniaceae. Recent work (Schwarzbachet al. 2002; Tripp & McDade 2014) suggests that it is better placed in the Acanthaceae.
Compiled or updated by:
A.-E. Wolf & P.B. Phillipson
Lower Taxa
Avicennia
marina
(Forssk.) Vierh.
