Combretaceae

Combretaceae
Combretum constrictum inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Combretaceae R.Br.[1]
Type genus
Combretum Loefl.
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

Anogeissus (DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & Perr. Buchenavia Eichler Bucida L. Calycopteris Lam. Combretum Loefl. Conocarpus L.

Dansiea Byrnes Guiera Adans. ex Juss. Laguncularia C.F.Gaertn. Lumnitzera Willd. Macropteranthes F.Muell. Meiostemon Exell & Stace

Pteleopsis Engl. Quisqualis L. Strephonema Hook.f. Terminalia L. Terminaliopsis Danguy Thiloa Eichler[5]

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.

External links

Media related to Combretaceae at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Combretaceae at Wikispecies