''Aegiceras '' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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s and

shrubs A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

from

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Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

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and the Pacific Island,. and in Australia, in the

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, and

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. They occur as

mangroves A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen and remove sal ...

in coastal or estuarine areas. The genus was first described in 1788 by

Joseph Gaertner Joseph Gaertner (12 March 1732 – 14 July 1791) was a German botanist, best known for his work on seeds, ''De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum'' (1788-1792). Biography He was born in Calw, and studied in Göttingen under Albrecht von Haller. H ...

. 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.

Species

There are two species accepted by Plants of the World online. *''

Aegiceras corniculatum ''Aegiceras corniculatum'', commonly known as black mangrove, river mangrove, goat's horn mangrove, or khalsi, is a species of shrub or tree mangrove in the primrose family (biology), family, Primulaceae, with a distribution in coastal and estua ...

'' (L.) Blanco *''

Aegiceras floridum ''Aegiceras '' is a genus of trees and shrubs from Southeast Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific Islands, Pacific Island,. and in Australia, in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia. They occur as mangr ...

'' Roem. & Schult.

References

Primulaceae Primulaceae genera Taxa named by Joseph Gaertner Plants described in 1788 Ericales of Australia Mangroves {{Primulaceae-stub