Heritiera
| Heritiera | |
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| Heritiera littoralis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
| Genus: |
Heritiera Aiton |
| Species | |
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18 species, see text |
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| Synonyms | |
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Argyrodendron F.Muell. |
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18 species, see text
Argyrodendron F.Muell.
Tarrietia Blume
Heritiera is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. They are dominant rainforest trees in several areas in eastern Africa and India to the Pacific. Some are mangroves. Several are valuable for their timber and are overexploited.
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