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. There are 5 accepted species and 17 known synonyms.

List of species

* '' Ceriops australis'' (C.T.White) Ballment, T.J.Sm. & J.A.Stoddart ** ''Ceriops tagal'' var. ''australis'' C.T.White synonym of '' Ceriops australis'' (C.T.White) Ballment, T.J.Sm. & J.A.Stoddart * '' Ceriops decandra'' (Griff.) W.Theob. ** '' Ceriops candolleana'' Náves synonym of '' Ceriops decandra'' (Griff.) W.Theob. ** '' Ceriops roxburghiana'' Arn. synonym of '' Ceriops decandra'' (Griff.) W.Theob. * '' Ceriops pseudodecandra'' Sheue, H.G.Liu, C.C.Tsai & Yuen P.Yang * '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops boviniana'' Tul. synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops candolleana'' Arn. synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** ''Ceriops candolleana'' var. ''sasakii'' Hayata synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** ''Ceriops candolleana'' var. ''spathulata'' Blume synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops forsteniana'' Blume synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops globulifera'' Boreau ex Tul. synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops lucida'' Miq. synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** ''Ceriops lucida'' var. ''latifolia'' Miq. synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** ''Ceriops lucida'' var. ''subspathulata'' Miq. synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops mossambicensis'' Klotzsch synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops pauciflora'' Benth. synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops somalensis'' Chiov. synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops timoriensis'' Domin synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. ** '' Ceriops timoriensis'' (DC.) C.A.Gardner synonym of '' Ceriops tagal'' (Perr.) C.B.Rob. * '' Ceriops zippeliana'' Blume

References

External links

* Rhizophoraceae Malpighiales genera Mangroves {{Malpighiales-stub