Conocarpus

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

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Synonyms

RudbeckiaAdans. [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.

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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]

Distribution

Buttonwood tree at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas Buttonwood fort jefferson.jpg
Buttonwood tree at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas

C. erectus is native to the coasts of tropical America from Bermuda, the Bahamas, and southern Florida through the West Indies, from Mexico south on the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Atlantic Coasts to Brazil, and on the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands, and on the coast of western Africa from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been rarely introduced elsewhere. [3] C. lancifolius is native to Somalia and Yemen, and is cultivated in eastern and northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. [4]

List of species

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References

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  2. Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 372. ISBN   978-0-8493-2332-4.
  3. Duke, James A. (July 8, 1996). "Conocarpus erectus L." Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  4. "Conocarpus lancifolius - Geographic range in detail". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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  6. "Conocarpus acutifolius Willd. Ex Schult. — the Plant List".
  7. "Conocarpus erectus L. — the Plant List".
  8. "Conocarpus erectus var. Arboreus DC. — the Plant List".
  9. "Conocarpus erectus var. Argenteus Millsp. — the Plant List".
  10. "Conocarpus erectus f. Erectus — the Plant List".
  11. "Conocarpus erectus var. Erectus — the Plant List".
  12. "Conocarpus erectus var. Procumbens DC. — the Plant List".
  13. "Conocarpus erectus f. Sericeus (E.Forst. Ex DC.) Stace — the Plant List".
  14. "Conocarpus erectus var. Sericeus E.Forst. Ex DC. — the Plant List".
  15. "Conocarpus hirtus Buch.-Ham. Ex Wall. — the Plant List".
  16. "Conocarpus lanceolatus B.Heyne ex Wall. — the Plant List".
  17. "Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. — the Plant List".
  18. "Conocarpus latifolius Roxb. Ex DC. — the Plant List".
  19. "Conocarpus leiocarpus DC. — the Plant List".
  20. "Conocarpus monocarpus Steud. — the Plant List".
  21. "Conocarpus myrtifolius Buch.-Ham. Ex Wall. — the Plant List".
  22. "Conocarpus niloticus Delile ex Steud. — the Plant List".
  23. "Conocarpus novae-zeylandiae Cels ex Ten. — the Plant List".
  24. "Conocarpus parvifolius Hochst. Ex A.Rich. — the Plant List".
  25. "Conocarpus procumbens L. — the Plant List".
  26. "Conocarpus pubescens Schumach. & Thonn. — the Plant List".
  27. "Conocarpus racemosus L. — the Plant List".
  28. "Conocarpus schimperi Hochst. Ex A.Rich. — the Plant List".
  29. "Conocarpus sericeus J.R.Forst. Ex G.Don — the Plant List".
  30. "Conocarpus sericeus (Griseb.) Jiménez — the Plant List".
  31. "Conocarpus supina Crantz — the Plant List".
  32. "Anogeissus acuminata (Roxb. Ex DC.) Wall. Ex Guillem. & Perr. — the Plant List".
  33. "Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. Ex DC.) Wall. Ex Guillem. & Perr. — the Plant List".
  34. "Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr. — the Plant List".
  35. "Anogeissus pendula Edgew. — the Plant List".
  36. "Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn. — the Plant List".