''Sonneratia'' is a

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Lythraceae Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants, including 32 genera, with about 620 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees. The larger genera include '' Cuphea'' (275 spp.), '' Lagerstroemia'' (56), '' Nesaea'' (50), '' Rotala'' (45), and '' Lythru ...

. Formerly the Sonneratia were placed in a family called Sonneratiaceae which included both the ''Sonneratia'' and the '' Duabanga'', but these two are now placed in their own monotypic subfamilies of the family ''Lythraceae''. The genus was also named ''Blatti'' by James Edward Smith, but ''Sonneratia'' had botanical nomenclature priority. ''Sonneratia'' species are

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Species

The genus ''Sonneratia'' has the following species: *''

Sonneratia alba ''Sonneratia alba'' is a mangrove tree in the family Lythraceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "white", referring to the flowers. Description ''S. alba'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter up to . The cracked to fissured ...

'' Sm. *''

Sonneratia apetala ''Sonneratia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lythraceae Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants, including 32 genera, with about 620 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees. The larger genera include ''Cuphea'' (275 spp.), ''Lagerstr ...

'' Banks *'' Sonneratia caseolaris'' (L.) Engl. *''

Sonneratia griffithii ''Sonneratia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lythraceae. Formerly the Sonneratia were placed in a family called Sonneratiaceae which included both the ''Sonneratia'' and the '' Duabanga'', but these two are now placed in their own mon ...

'' Kurz *''

Sonneratia × gulngai ''Sonneratia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lythraceae. Formerly the Sonneratia were placed in a family called Sonneratiaceae which included both the ''Sonneratia'' and the '' Duabanga'', but these two are now placed in their own mon ...

'' N.C.Duke *''

Sonneratia × hainanensis ''Sonneratia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lythraceae. Formerly the Sonneratia were placed in a family called Sonneratiaceae which included both the ''Sonneratia'' and the '' Duabanga'', but these two are now placed in their own mon ...

'' W.C.Ko, E.Y.Chen & W.Y.Chen *''

Sonneratia lanceolata ''Sonneratia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lythraceae. Formerly the Sonneratia were placed in a family called Sonneratiaceae which included both the ''Sonneratia'' and the '' Duabanga'', but these two are now placed in their own mon ...

'' Blume *''

Sonneratia ovata ''Sonneratia ovata'' is a mangrove tree in the family Lythraceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "oval", referring to the shape of the leaf. Description ''Sonneratia ovata'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . ...

'' Backer *''

Sonneratia × urama ''Sonneratia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lythraceae. Formerly the Sonneratia were placed in a family called Sonneratiaceae which included both the ''Sonneratia'' and the '' Duabanga'', but these two are now placed in their own mon ...

'' N.C.Duke

References

*Graham, S. A., Thorne & Reveal (May 1998) "Validation of subfamily names in Lythraceae" ''Taxon'' 47(2): pp. 435–436; * Shi, Suhua ''et al.'' (September 2000) "Phylogenetic Analysis of the Sonneratiaceae and its Relationship to Lythraceae Based on ITS Sequences of nrDNA" ''Journal of Plant Research'' 113(3): pp. 253–258; * Duke, N. C. and Jackes, Betsy R. (1987
"A Systematic Revision of the Mangrove Genus Sonneratia (Sonneratiaceae) in Australasia"
''Blumea'' 32: pp. 277–302 - from

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Mangrove Apple (''Sonneratia alba'') from Mangrove and Wetland Wildlife at Sungei Buloh Nature Park
- retrieved 3 November 2017. Lythraceae genera {{Myrtales-stub

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