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Aegiceras
Sign in to saveAegiceras is a genus of trees and shrubs from Southeast Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific Island,. and in Australia, in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia. They occur as mangroves in coastal or estuarine areas.
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It is catalogued under topics including Ericales of Australia, Mangroves and Plants described in 1788.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPrimulaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 49
- With media
- 42
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Collections
- A, GH, RSA, BRIT, MEL
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Primulaceae
- Image
- Aegiceras corniculatum Blanco1.38-cropped.jpg
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- Aegiceras
- taxon name
- Aegiceras
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Aegiceras
- taxon common name
- 蜡烛果属
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Aegiceras is a genus of trees and shrubs from Southeast Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific Island,. and in Australia, in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia. They occur as mangroves in coastal or estuarine areas.
The genus was first described in 1788 by Joseph Gaertner. 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.
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