Rhizophoraceae

family of plants

Rhizophoraceae is a family of flowering plants. There are 149 species in 16 genera. Most of them occur in the Old World. Well-known members of the family are mangrove trees.

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
Mangroves