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Aegiceras | |
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Aegiceras corniculatum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrsinoideae |
Genus: | Aegiceras Gaertn. |
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Aegiceras is a genus of trees and shrubs from Southeast Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific Island,.[1] and in Australia, in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia.[2] They occur as mangroves in coastal or estuarine areas.[2]
The genus was first described in 1788 by Joseph Gaertner.[3][4] 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.[5]
There are two species accepted by Plants of the World online.[1]
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