Duabanga
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Duabanga is a small genus
of lowland evergreen rainforest trees in southeast Asia, comprising two or three species.
Duabanga was traditionally included in the ditypic family Sonneratiaceae
, but it is now classified in its own monotypic
subfamily Duabangoideae of the Lythraceae
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lowland evergreen rainforest trees in southeast Asia, comprising two or three species.
Duabanga was traditionally included in the ditypic family Sonneratiaceae
Sonneratiaceae
Sonneratiaceae was a family of flowering plants placed in the order Myrtales by the Cronquist system. It consisted of two genera, Sonneratia and Duabanga. These are now generally placed in their own monotypic subfamilies of the family Lythraceae, making Sonneratiaceae superfluous.The family is...
, but it is now classified in its own monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
subfamily Duabangoideae of the Lythraceae
Lythraceae
Lythraceae are a family of flowering plants. It includes about 620 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 31 genera. Major genera include Cuphea , Lagerstroemia , Nesaea , Rotala , and Lythrum...
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