Combretaceae R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 351. 1810 [27 Mar 1810] (1810)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Coode, M. J. E. (1978b). Combretaceae. In: J. S. Womersley (ed.), Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea 1: 43–110.
  • Jongkind, C. C. H. (1999). Combretaceae. Flore du Gabon. Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Stace, C. A. (2010). Combretaceae. In: Flora Neotropica 107, 1–374. New York Botanical Garden Press, New York.
  • Wickens, G. E. (1973). Combretaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Crown Agents, London.

Neotropikey

  • Brummitt, R. K. (1992). Vascular plants families and genera. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 733pp.
  • Conti, E.,  Litt, A., Wilson, P. G., Graham, S. A., Briggs, B. G.,  Johnson, L. A. S. & Sytsma, K. J. (1997). Interfamilial Relationships in Myrtales: Molecular Phylogeny and Patterns of Morphological Evolution. Systematic Botany 22 (4): 629-647.
  • Exell, A. W. & Stace, C. A. (1966). Revision of the Combretaceae. Boletim da la Sociedad Broteriana. sér.2, 40: 5-25.
  • Loiola, M. I. B. & Sales, M. F. de. (1996). Estudos taxonômicos do gênero Combretum Loefl. (Combretaceae R. Br.) em Pernambuco - Brasil. Arquivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 34(2): 174-188.
  • Marquete, N. F. da S. & Valente, M. C. (2005). Flora da Reserva Ducke, Amazonas, Brasil: Combretaceae. Rodriguésia 56 (86): 131-140. (2005).
  • Stace, C. A. (1980). The significance of the leaf epidermis in the taxonomy of the Combretaceae: conclusions. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. London 81: 327-339.
  • Stace, C. A. Combretaceae. (2007). In: G. Harling & C. Person (eds.), Flora of Ecuador 81: 1-63.
  • Sytsma, K.J., A. Litt, M.L. Zjhra, J.C. Pires, M. Nepokroeff, E. Conti, Jay Walker, and P.G. Wilson. (2004). Clades, clocks, and continents: historical and biogeographical analysis of Myrtaceae, Vochysiaceae, and relatives in the southern hemisphere. International Journal of Plant Sciences 165 (4 Suppl.): 85-105.
  • Tan, F., Shi, S., Zhong, Y., Gong, X. & Wang, Y. (2002). Phylogenetic relationships of Combretoideae (Combretaceae) inferred from plastid, nuclear gene and spacer sequences. Journal of Plant Research 15(6): 475-481.

Flora of Somalia

  • Cuf. Enum.: 615–625 (1959)
  • Fl. Eth. Er. 2(2): 115–132 (1995).
  • Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (1973)
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Trees of New Guinea

  • Coode, M.J.E. (1969). Combretaceae. Manual of the Forest Trees of Papua New Guinea Part 1. Department of Forests, Lae, Papua New Guinea.
  • Exell, A.W. (1954). Combretaceae. Fl. Males., Ser. I, Spermat. 4: 533–589.
  • Laura V.S. Jennings (2022). Trees of New Guinea. Timothy M. A. Utteridge and Laura V. S. Jennings (Eds) Kew Publishing. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 27, 2006 Wood, J.R.I., et al. [19913] Bolivia K000275785 No
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Benjamin, P.; Singh, D.; Wilkie, C. [4718] Guyana K001636891 No
Richard, A. [215] Madagascar K:SPC-33530.000 No
Martinelli, G.; Pougy, N.; Maurenza, D.; Carvalho, C. [20721] Brazil K001766009 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Williams, R.; Perry, C. [7256] Guyana K001636840 No
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Wurdack, K.J.; Liverpool, E.; Benjamin, P.; Hinchcliff, C.E. [4163] Guyana K001636890 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 7536] K001127456 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132805 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Singapore K001132733 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0