Heritiera
Heritiera | |
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Heritiera littoralis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
Genus: | Heritiera Aiton |
Species | |
see text | |
Synonyms | |
Argyrodendron F.Muell. |
Heritiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae. They are most dominant tropical forest trees in several areas in eastern Africa and India to the Pacific. Some are mangroves. Several are valuable for their timber and are over-exploited.[2]
Species[]
The Catalogue of Life lists:[3]
- Heritiera actinophylla
- Heritiera fomes
- Heritiera javanica
- Heritiera littoralis
- Heritiera longipetiolata
- Heritiera parvifolia
- Heritiera peralata
- Heritiera percoriacea
- Heritiera trifoliolata
- Heritiera utilis
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ "Heritiera Aiton". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ Mukherjee, A. K., et al. (2003). Molecular characterization of three Heritiera species using AFLP markers. Biologia Plantarum, 47(3), 445-448.
- ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Heritiera
- Malvaceae genera