Conocarpus

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Conocarpus
Conocarpus erectus
Conocarpus erectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Conocarpus
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Species

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Conocarpus is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Combretaceae, native to tropical regions of the world. One of the species is a widespread mangrove species, the other restricted to a small area around the southern Red Sea coasts, where it grows alongside seasonal rivers.

They are dense multi-trunked shrubs or small to medium-sized trees from 1-20 m tall.

Species

Other species formerly included in the genus have now been transferred to other genera:

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