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Avicennia officinalis

Angiospermae - Lamiales - Verbenaceae

Taxonomy
Avicennia officinalis was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is the type species of Avicennia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. miocenica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Avicennia officinalis Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderLamiales
familyVerbenaceaeSaint-Hilaire 1805
genusAvicennia
speciesofficinalis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Avicennia officinalis Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available