''Bruguiera'' is a plant genus in the family

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. It is a small genus of five

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species and three hybrids of the

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and west

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region, its range extending from East Africa and

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through coastal India, Sri Lanka and

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to northern Australia,

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and

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. It is characterised by calyces with 8-16 lanceolate, pointed lobes, 16-32 stamens, explosive release of pollen, and

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propagules. It is named in honour of French explorer and biologist

Jean Guillaume Bruguière Jean Guillaume Bruguière (19 July 1749 – 3 October 1798) was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat. Biography Bruguière was born in Montpellier on 19 July 1749.Comptes rendus du Congrès national des sociétés savantes: Section des s ...

(1750–1798). Recently, the eighth taxa of Bruguiera, ''B. × dungarra'' (a previously undescribed hybrid species between '' B. exaristata'' and '' B. gymnorhiza'') was recognised as occurring in northern Australia.

List of species

* '' Bruguiera cylindrica'' (L.) Blume ** '' Bruguiera caryophyllaeoides'' (J.F.Gmel.) Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera cylindrica'' (L.) Blume ** '' Bruguiera caryophylloides'' (Burm. f.) Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera cylindrica'' (L.) Blume ** '' Bruguiera malabarica'' Arn. synonym of '' Bruguiera cylindrica'' (L.) Blume * '' Bruguiera exaristata'' Ding Hou * '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera capensis'' Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera conjugata'' (L.) Merr. synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera conjugata'' f. alba Stone synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' f. alba (Stone) Fosberg synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza var. palun'' Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera rhedii'' Tul. synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera rheedei'' Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera rumphii'' Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera wightii'' Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera zippelii'' Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. ** '' Bruguiera zippelii var. oblongifolia'' Blume synonym of '' Bruguiera gymnorhiza'' (L.) Lam. * '' Bruguiera parviflora'' (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Griff. ** '' Bruguiera parviflora'' Wight (Unresolved) ** '' Bruguiera ritchiei'' Merr. synonym of '' Bruguiera parviflora'' (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Griff. * '' Bruguiera sexangula'' (Lour.) Poir. ** '' Bruguiera sexangula var. rhynchopetala'' W.C.Ko (Unresolved) ** '' Bruguiera × rhynchopetala'' (W.C.Ko) N.C.Duke & X.J.Ge (Unresolved) ** '' Bruguiera sexangula var. sexangula'' synonym of '' Bruguiera sexangula'' (Lour.) Poir. ** '' Bruguiera australis'' A.Cunn. ex Arn. synonym of '' Bruguiera sexangula'' (Lour.) Poir. ** '' Bruguiera eriopetala'' Wight & Arn. synonym of '' Bruguiera sexangula'' (Lour.) Poir. ** '' Bruguiera oxyphylla'' Miq. synonym of '' Bruguiera sexangula'' (Lour.) Poir. ** '' Bruguiera parietosa'' Griff. synonym of '' Bruguiera sexangula'' (Lour.) Poir.

Hybrids

* '' Bruguiera hainesii'' C.G.Rogers. * ''Bruguiera × rhynchopetala'' (W.C.Ko) N.C.Duke & X.J.Ge. * ''Bruiguiera × dungarra.'' Other ''Bruguiera'' species synonyms (unresolved or for other genera): * '' Bruguiera arnottiana'' Wight ex Arn. synonym of ''

Ceriops tagal ''Ceriops tagal'', commonly known as spurred mangrove or Indian mangrove, is a mangrove tree species in the family Rhizophoraceae. It is a protected tree in South Africa. The specific epithet ' is a plant name from the Tagalog language. Descrip ...

'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. * '' Bruguiera candel'' Steud. synonym of '' Kandelia rheedii'' Wight & Arn. * '' Bruguiera decandra'' Griff. synonym of '' Ceriops decandra'' (Griff.) W.Theob. * '' Bruguiera decangulata'' Griff. synonym of ''

Rhizophora mangle ''Rhizophora mangle'', the red mangrove, is distributed in estuarine ecosystems throughout the tropics. Its viviparous "seeds", in actuality called propagules, become fully mature plants before dropping off the parent tree. These are disperse ...

'' L. * '' Bruguiera timoriensis'' Wight & Arn. synonym of ''

'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. * '' Bruguiera littorea'' Steud. synonym of '' Lumnitzera littorea'' (Jack) Voigt * '' Bruguiera madagascariensis'' DC. (Unresolved) * '' Bruguiera nemorosa'' Blanco (Unresolved) * '' Bruguiera obtusa'' Steud. (Unresolved)

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Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (large-leafed mangrove)
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2534002 Malpighiales genera Mangroves

List of species

Hybrids

See also

References

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