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Ceriops (mangrove)

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Rhizophoraceae

Taxonomy
Ceriops was named by Arnott (1838). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Rhizophoraceae by Arnott (1838), Chandler (1978), Chauhan (1991) and Srivastava (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Ceriops Arnott
1978Ceriops Chandler p. 29
1991Ceriops Chauhan
1991Ceriops Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyRhizophoraceaePersoon 1807
genusCeriopsArnott 1838

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.

G. Ceriops Arnott 1838 [mangrove]
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†Ceriops cantiensis Chandler 1978
†Ceriops kachchhensis Lakhanpal et al. 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available