The Parent order is - Myrtales
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Woody Family Combretaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Synonyms -
Authority - R. Br.Total Number of genera - 20
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 600
Plant forms - Tree/Shrub/Liana
World Distribution - Sub-tropical and tropical. Widespread.
Comments - Three genera, Conocarpus, Laguncularia and Lumnitzera, grow in mangrove habitats. Some members of this family produce useful construction timber, such as idigbo from Terminalia ivorensis.


Woody Genera of Combretaceae

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1 - Anogeissus.
2 - Buchenavia.
3 - Bucida.
4 - Calycopteris.
5 - Chuncoa.
6 - Combretum.
7 - Conocarpus.
8 - Guiera.
9 - Laguncularia.
10 - Lumnitzera.
11 - Macropteranthes.
12 - Pteleopsis.
13 - Quisqualis.
14 - Ramatuela.
15 - Strephonema.
16 - Terminalia.



End of Listing Woody Families of Combretaceae