Conocarpus

Conocarpus
Conocarpus erectus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Conocarpus
L.[1]
Species

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Synonyms

Rudbeckia Adans.[1]

Conocarpus is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Combretaceae, native to tropical regions of the world. One of the species is a widespread mangrove species, and the other is restricted to a small area around the southern Red Sea coasts, where it grows alongside seasonal rivers.

They are dense multiple-trunked shrubs or small to medium-sized trees from 1 to 20 m tall.

The generic name is derived from the Greek words κονος (konos), meaning "cone" and καρπος (karpos) meaning "fruit".[2]

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Conocarpus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  2. ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.

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