Lythraceae (incl. Hydrocaryaceae, Punicaceae, Sonneratiaceae)

This list of genera was made in November 2024 according to Plants of the World online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Inglis et al. 2017 and Maurin et al. 2021. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.

All genera (accepted genera in bold)Stored underSynonyms included
Adenaria Kunth
Ammania L.Nesaea Kunth
Crenea Aubl.
Cuphea P.Browne
Decodon J.F.Gmel.
Diplusodon Pohl
Duabanga Buch.-Ham.
Galpinia N.E.Br.
Ginoria Jacq.
Grislea Loefl. Pehria Sprague
Heimia Link
Lafoensia Vand.
Lagerstroemia L.
Lawsonia L.
Lourtella S.A.Graham et al.
Lythrum L. (Inlc. Peplis L.)
Nesaea Kunth Ammania L.
Pehria SpragueGrislea Loefl.
Pemphis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Physocalymma Pohl
Pleurophora D.Don
Punica L.
Rotala L.
Sonneratia L.f.
Trapa L.
Woodfordia Salisb.

References

  • Inglis, P.W., Cavalcanti, T.B., Facco, M.G., Bakker, F.T., Graham, S.A. (2023). A comprehensive genus-level phylogeny and biogeographical history of the Lythraceae based on whole plastome sequences, Annals of Botany, Volume 132, Issue 2, 25 July 2023, Pages 293–318, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad091
  • Maurin, O., Anest, A., Bellot, S., Biffin, E., Brewer, G., Charles-Dominique, T., Cowan, R.S., Dodsworth, S. et al. (2021). A nuclear phylogenomic study of the angiosperm order Myrtales, exploring the potential and limitations of the universal Angiosperms353 probe set. American Journal of Botany 108(7), 1087–1111. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1699
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].

Foto: Lagerstroemia L. © Suvrat Kotagal