Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Malpighiales

Rhizophoraceae - Onionwood family

Torre, A. & Gonçalves, M. L. (1978) Rhizophoraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4

Description of the family

Trees and shrubs. Leaves simple, opposite, rarely whorled, with interpetiolar stipules. Inflorescences axillary, of various types. Flowers bisexual (in ours), actinomorphic. Calyx gamosepalous; lobes 4-5(-7). Petals as many as calyx lobes and alternating with them, free. Stamens twice as many as petals or more. Ovary inferior to superior; style 1 (in ours). Fruit a berry, drupe or (in ours) a capsule. Seeds arillate.

Worldwide: 15 genera and 120 species, mainly Old World tropics.

Mozambique: 4 genera and 9 taxa.

Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Bruguiera Lam.	Description
Cassipourea Aubl.	Description, Image
Ceriops Arn.	Description, Image
Rhizophora L.	Description

Other sources of information about Rhizophoraceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Rhizophoraceae
Flora of the DRC: Rhizophoraceae
Flora of Malawi: Rhizophoraceae
Flora of Rwanda: Rhizophoraceae
Flora of Zambia: Rhizophoraceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rhizophoraceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rhizophoraceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rhizophoraceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rhizophoraceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rhizophoraceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Rhizophoraceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rhizophoraceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Rhizophoraceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rhizophoraceae
Wikipedia: Rhizophoraceae
Plants of the World Online: Rhizophoraceae
Tropicos: Rhizophoraceae