Genus: Avicennia L.

Also sometimes placed in: Avicenniaceae Verbenaceae

List of Species Records in GRIN.

References for genus:

• Duke, N. C. 1991. A systematic revision of the mangrove genus Avicennia (Avicenniaceae) in Australasia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 4:299–324.
  
• Schwarzbach, A. E. & L. A. McDade. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of the mangrove family Avicenniaceae based on chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences. Syst. Bot. 27:84–98. [groups with Acanthaceae, not Verbenaceae].
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Sceura Forssk.

Check other nomenclature databases for Avicennia:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

• Fruit (Avicennia germinans): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit with exocarp removed (Avicennia germinans): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Avicennia germinans): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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