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Aegiceras
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aegiceras is a genus of trees and shrubs from Southeast Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific Island,.[1] and in Australia, in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia.[2] They occur as mangroves in coastal or estuarine areas.[2]
The genus was first described in 1788 by Joseph Gaertner.[3][4] The genus name, Aegiceras, derives from two Greek words: aix ("goat") and keras ("horn", and describes the genus as having fruits with horns like a goat.[5]
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Species
There are two species accepted by Plants of the World online.[1]
- Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco
- Aegiceras floridum Roem. & Schult.
References
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