Sonneratia

Sonneratia apetala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Sonneratia
Species: S. alba – S. apetala – S. caseolaris – S. griffithi – S. lanceolata – S. ovata

Nothospecies: S. × gulngai – S. × hainanensis – S. × urama – S. × zhongcairongii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sonneratia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 23. Reference page.

Name

Sonneratia L.f., 1782

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aubletia Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 379 (1788)
  • Blatti Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 88 (1763)
  • Caseola Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 2 (1790), nom. nud.
  • Chiratia Montrouz. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci., sér. 2, 10: 202 (1860)
  • Kambala Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 19 (1838)
  • Mycostylis Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 19 (1838)
  • Pagapate Sonn. in Voy. Nouv. Guinée: 16 (1776)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa & Pacific Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Comoros, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marshall Is., Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia Introduced into: China Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 38

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sonneratia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sonneratia. Published online. Accessed: August 23 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Sonneratia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Sonneratia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 August 2023.

Vernacular names

čeština: Kuželovník
suomi: Omenamangrovet
日本語: ハマザクロ属 ဘ
русский: Соннератия
Tiếng Việt: Chi Bần
中文: 海桑属

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