Open AccessFlora da Bahia: Rhizophoraceae
Author(s) -
Lucas Cardoso Marinho,
Reyjane Patrícia de Oliveira,
Ana María Giulietti
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sitientibus. série ciências biológicas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2238-4103
pISSN - 1519-6097
DOI - 10.13102/scb710
Subject(s) - rhizophoraceae , rhizophora mangle , mangrove , flora (microbiology) , rhizophora , biology , vegetation (pathology) , genus , ecology , botany , geography , forestry , bacteria , medicine , pathology , genetics
This account of the Rhizophoraceae is a further contribution on the ongoing Flora of Bahia project. Only Rhizophora mangle, a widely distributed species in the mangrove areas, was recognized in the state. Description of the family, genus and species, as well as illustration, distribution map and general comments for the species, are presented.