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222.0000 Family Lythraceae J.St.-Hil.; Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 175 (1805), nom. cons.
28 genera, ca. 650 spp. Phylogeny: Maurin et al. (2021), Inglis et al. (2023)
Species listed in database: 681; hybrids: 7
= Ammanniaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 86 (1834)
= Blattiaceae Engl.; Syllabus (ed. 1): 156 (1892)
= Duabangaceae Takht.; Florist. Regions World 332 (1986)
= Lagerstroemiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 338 (1858)
= Lawsoniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 338 (1858)
= Punicaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin Aneb. Rostlin 2(94): 378 (1825), nom. cons.
= Sonneratiaceae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 261 (1897), nom. cons.
= Trapaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 36, 39 (1829), nom. cons.
222.1013 Genus Ammannia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 119 (1753)
Distribution: trop., subtropical and warm-temp. regions; mostly tropical Africa, some north to S-Russia and S-USA
Species listed in database: 102
= Ameletia DC.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(2): 82 (1826)
= Ammannella Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 618 (1856)
= Chrysoliga Willd. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 89, in syn.(1828)
= Chrysolyga Willd. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 359 (1841)
= Chrytotheca G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 706 (1832)
= Clavenna Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 145 (1790)
= Cornelia Ard.; Animadv. Bot. Spec. Alt. 9 (1764)
= Crenea Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 523, t. 209 (1775)
= Crena Scop.; Intr. Hist. Nat. 220 (1777)
= Cryptotheca Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1128 (1826)
= Diplostemon DC. ex Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 615 (1856)
= Ditheca Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 615 (1855)
= Dodecas L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 36, 245 (1781)
= Eutelia R.Br. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 76, in syn. (1828)
= Faya Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 102 (1790)
= Hapalocarpum Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2(1): 617 (1855)
= Hionanthera A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 29: 90 (1955)
= Hoshiarpuria Hajra, P.Daniel & Philcox; Kew Bull. 40: 607 (1985)
= Hydrolythrum Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 777 (1867)
= Nesaea Comm. ex Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 332 (1789)
= Nexilis Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 9 (1836)
= Ronconia Raf.; Autik. Bot. 9 (1840)
= Tolypeuma E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 226 (1843), nomen
= Trotula Comm. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 90 (1828)

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