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Punica
Punica is a small genus of fruit-bearing deciduous shrubs or small trees in the flowering plant family Lythraceae. The better known species is the pomegranate (Punica granatum). The other species, the Socotra pomegranate (Punica protopunica), is endemic to the island of Socotra. It differs in having pink (not red) flowers and smaller, less sweet fruit.
Lythrum
Lythrum is a genus of 38 species of flowering plants native to the temperate world. Commonly known as loosestrife (a name they share with Lysimachia, which are not closely related), they are among 32 genera of the family Lythraceae.
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia (), commonly known as crape myrtle (also commonly spelled crepe myrtle, crape-myrtle, or crapemyrtle), is a genus of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world. It is a member of the family Lythraceae, which is also known as the loosestrife family. These flowering trees are beautifully colored and are often planted both privately and commercially as ornamentals.
Trapa
Trapa is a genus of floating annual aquatic plants in the Lythraceae family. A well-known species in the genus is Trapa natans, grown as a food crop in China and the Indian subcontinent.
Cuphea
thumb|left|Cuphea ignea flowers resemble a tiny burning [[cigar in color, hence the common name "cigar plant"]]
Rotala
genus of plants
Ammannia
Ammannia is a genus of over 100 species of flowering plants often referred to as redstems from wet areas in America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. Several species are grown as decorative plants in aquariums.
Sonneratia
thumb|Mangrove trees and pneumatophores of genus Sonneratia on the coast of [[Yap]]
Heimia
thumb|Heimia salicifolia - MHNT
Duabanga
Duabanga is a small genus of lowland evergreen rainforest trees in southeast Asia, with two or three species. Duabanga was traditionally included in the ditypic family Sonneratiaceae, but it is now classified in its own monotypic subfamily Duabangoideae of the Lythraceae. The genus name was given by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton based on a local name, duyabangga, in use in Tripura.
Adenaria floribunda H.B.K.
Adenaria is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Lythraceae containing the single species Adenaria floribunda. Its common names include fruta de pavo. It is native to Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and parts of Central and South America.
Woodfordia
genus of plants
Diplusodon
Diplusodon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae.
Lafoensia
Lafoensia is a genus of plant in family Lythraceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): Lafoensia glyptocarpa Lafoensia pacari  St.-Hil. Lafoensia punicifolia  DC. Lafoensia replicata  Pohl Lafoensia speciosa  DC.
Ginoria
Ginoria is a genus of plants in the family Lythraceae. It contains 13 species which are native to southern Mexico and the Caribbean.
Pemphis
Pemphis is a genus of maritime plants in family Lythraceae. It has only one species described in 1775, Pemphis acidula.
Capuronia
Capuronia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Lythraceae. It contains the single species Capuronia benoistii, native to Madagascar.
Pleurophora
Pleurophora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae.
Physocalymma
Physocalymma is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae. The only species is Physocalymma scaberrimum.
Koehneria
Koehneria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae. The only species is Koehneria madagascariensis
Galpinia
Galpinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae. The only species is Galpinia transvaalica.
Lourtella
Lourtella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae. The only species is Lourtella resinosa .