Ceriops Arn.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees, often with stilt roots clustered around base. Stipules lanceolate. Leaves crowded near shoot apex; lamina with veins obscure on both surfaces. Inflorescence condensed cymes, pedunclulate, 2-many flowered; bracteoles 2 partly connate; calyx deeply 5 or 6 lobed, tube adnate; petals 5 or 6, white, each embracing 2 stamens. Fruit ovoid or conical. Seed 1, albumin absent, ridged and grooved.

Worldwide: Species 3 from East Africa to northern Australia.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

Ceriops tagal

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
tagal (Perr.) C.B. Rob.N,Z,MS,GI,MImage

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External websites:

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Ceriops.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2364, retrieved 18 April 2024

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