Lumnitzera

<i>Lumnitzera</i>

Lumnitzera

Genus of trees in the Combretaceae family growing from Africa to Asia to northern Australia

Not to be confused with Avicennia germinans, which may also be known as black mangrove.

Lumnitzera is an Indo-West Pacific mangrove genus in the family Combretaceae.[3]: 533  An English common name is black mangrove.[4] (However, "black mangrove" may also refer to the unrelated genus Avicennia.) Lumnitzera, named after the German botanist, Stephan Lumnitzer (1750-1806), occurs in mangroves from East Africa to the Western Pacific (including Fiji and Tonga), and northern Australia.[1]

Quick Facts Lumnitzera, Scientific classification ...

The genus has two species of similar vegetative appearance but with differing flower colour. Lumnitzera littorea has red flowers whereas Lumnitzera racemosa has white flowers. Both species have flat and spoon-shaped (spathulate) leaves with emarginate tips. L. racemosa dominates in the western part of the range and L. littorea dominates in the east. Hybrids occur within the zone of overlap (Lumnitzera × rosea).[1][3]: 587 

Three genera of the tropical woody family Combretaceae, Laguncularia, Conocarpus, and Lumnitzera, are found in mangroves but Lumnitzera is the only one to occur in the Indo-West Pacific mangroves, including Australia.[1]

List of species

Current accepted species are:[2][3]: 585–6 

There have been a number of taxa that possessed the Lumnitzera genus that are now unplaced or assigned to other taxa:

  • Lumnitzera caesia Spreng., unplaced[5]
  • Lumnitzera capitata (Roth) Spreng., synonym of Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton[6]
  • Lumnitzera carnosa Spreng., synonym of Ocimum carnosum (Spreng.) Link & Otto ex Benth.[7]
  • Lumnitzera coccinea Wight & Arn., synonym of Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt[8]
  • Lumnitzera densiflora (Roth) Spreng., synonym of Isodon rugosus (Wall. ex Benth.) Codd[9]
  • Lumnitzera fastigiata (Roth) Spreng., synonym of Salvia plebeia R.Br.[10]
  • Lumnitzera lutea C.Presl, synonym of Lumnitzera racemosa var. lutea (Gaudich.) Exell[11]
  • Lumnitzera montana F.Muell., synonym of Macropteranthes montana (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.[12]
  • Lumnitzera moschata (R.Br.) Spreng., synonym of Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench[13]
  • Lumnitzera pedicellata C.Presl, synonym of Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt[14]
  • Lumnitzera pentandra Griff., synonym of Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt[15]
  • Lumnitzera polystachyon (L.) J.Jacq. ex Spreng., synonym of Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench[16]
  • Lumnitzera prostrata (L.) Spreng., synonym of Platostoma menthoides (L.) A.J.Paton[17]
  • Lumnitzera purpurea (Gaudich.) C. Presl, synonym of Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt[18]
  • Lumnitzera rubicunda (D.Don) Spreng., synonym of Orthosiphon rubicundus (D.Don) Benth.[19]
  • Lumnitzera salvioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Spreng., synonym of Plectranthus salvioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Benth.[20]
  • Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng., synonym of Ocimum tenuiflorum L.[21]
  • Lumnitzera virgata (D.Don) Spreng., synonym of Orthosiphon rubicundus var. rubicundus[22]

References

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    Excell, A. W. (1948). "Combretaceae". Flora Malesiana. 4 (5): 533–589 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
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    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lumnitzera". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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    "Lumnitzera capitata (Roth) Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera carnosa Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera coccinea Wight & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera densiflora (Roth) Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera fastigiata (Roth) Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera lutea C.Presl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera montana F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera moschata (R.Br.) Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera pedicellata C. Presl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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    "Lumnitzera pentandra Griff". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera polystachyon (L.) J.Jacq. ex Spreng". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera prostrata (L.) Spreng". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera purpurea C.Presl". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera rubicunda (D.Don) Spreng". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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    "Lumnitzera salvioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Spreng". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  21. [21]
    "Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  22. [22]
    "Lumnitzera virgata (D.Don) Spreng". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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