Avicennia officinalis

Avicennia officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Avicennioideae
Genus: Avicennia
Species: Avicennia officinalis

Name

Avicennia officinalis L., 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Avicennia obovata Griff. in Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 189 (1854)
  • Avicennia oepata Buch.-Ham. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 221 (1835)
  • Avicennia officinalis var. acuminata Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 562 (1928)
  • Avicennia officinalis f. flaviflora Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 249 (1898)
  • Avicennia officinalis f. tomentosa Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 249 (1898)
  • Halodendrum thouarsii Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 3: 485 (1818)
  • Racka ovata Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 3: 207 (1818)
  • Racka torrida J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis].: 245 (1791)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 110. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Avicennia officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Avicennia officinalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Avicennia officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov. 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Avicennia officinalis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 26 2022.

Vernacular names

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