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White mangrove family
Combretaceae
シクンシ科
A family of tropical and subtropical woody plants including Rangoon creeper (Combretum indicum), tropical almond (Terminalia catappa), and others. About 20 genera and 500 species are distributed worldwide; native species occur in Okinawa and the Nansei Islands of Japan. Includes some mangrove component species.
Key Characteristics
- ●Leaves are simple, alternate, often with glands on the petiole
- ●Flowers are tetramerous or pentamerous, with or without petals
- ●Fruits are winged drupes or berries
- ●Mostly large deciduous to evergreen trees
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate / Opposite / Whorled
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Shrub / Tree / Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Stipules
Present / Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Petal count
4 petals / 5 petals / Many
Ovary position
Inferior
Stamen count
3-4 / 5
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite / Monoecious
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Myrtales > Combretaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (about 50–40 million years ago)
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Development of wind dispersal through winged fruits
- ・Diverse ecological adaptation from tropical mangroves to inland arid lands
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