Conocarpus Explained

Conocarpus is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Combretaceae, native to tropical regions of the world. One of the species is a widespread mangrove species, and the other is restricted to a small area around the southern Red Sea coasts, where it grows alongside seasonal rivers.

They are dense multiple-trunked shrubs or small to medium-sized trees from 1 to 20 m tall.

The generic name is derived from the Greek words κονος (konos), meaning "cone" and καρπος (karpos) meaning "fruit".^[1]

Distribution

C. erectus is native to the coasts of tropical America from Bermuda, the Bahamas, and southern Florida through the West Indies, from Mexico south on the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Atlantic Coasts to Brazil, and on the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands, and on the coast of western Africa from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been rarely introduced elsewhere.^[2] C. lancifolius is native to Somalia and Yemen, and is cultivated in eastern and northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula.^[3]

List of species

• Conocarpus acuminatus Roxb. ex DC. synonym of Anogeissus acuminata (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guillem. & Perr. ^[4]
• Conocarpus acutifolius Willd. ex Schult. synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[5]
• Conocarpus erectus L. ^[6]
  • C. e. var. arboreus DC. synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[7]
  • C. e. var. argenteus Millsp. synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[8]
  • C. e. f.erectus synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[9]
  • C. e. var. erectus synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[10]
  • C. e. var. procumbens DC. synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[11]
  • C. e. f. sericeus (E.Forst. ex DC.) Stace synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[12]
  • C. e. var. sericeus E.Forst. ex DC. synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[13]
• Conocarpus hirtus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (Unresolved) ^[14]
• Conocarpus lanceolatus B.Heyne ex Wall. (Unresolved) ^[15]
• Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. ^[16]
• Conocarpus latifolius Roxb. ex DC. synonym of Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guillem. & Perr. ^[17]
• Conocarpus leiocarpus DC. synonym of Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr. ^[18]
• Conocarpus monocarpus Steud. (Unresolved) ^[19]
• Conocarpus myrtifolius Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. synonym of Anogeissus pendula Edgew. ^[20]
• Conocarpus niloticus Delile ex Steud. (Unresolved) ^[21]
• Conocarpus novae-zeylandiae Cels ex Ten. (Unresolved) ^[22]
• Conocarpus parvifolius Hochst. ex A.Rich. (Unresolved) ^[23]
• Conocarpus procumbens L. synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[24]
• Conocarpus pubescens Schumach. & Thonn. (Unresolved) ^[25]
• Conocarpus racemosus L. synonym of Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn. ^[26]
• Conocarpus schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich. synonym of Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr. ^[27]
• Conocarpus sericeus J.R.Forst. ex G.Don synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[28]
• Conocarpus sericeus (Griseb.) Jiménez synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[29]
• Conocarpus supina Crantz synonym of Conocarpus erectus L. ^[30]

Formerly placed here

• Anogeissus acuminata (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & Perr. (as C. acuminatus Roxb. ex DC.) ^[31]
• Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & Perr. (as C. latifolius Roxb. ex DC.) ^[32]
• Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr. (as C. leiocarpus DC.) ^[33]
• Anogeissus pendula Edgew. ^[34]
• Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn. (as C. racemosus L.) ^[35]

Notes and References

1. Book: Austin, Daniel F. . Florida Ethnobotany . CRC Press . 2004 . 978-0-8493-2332-4 . 372.
2. Web site: Conocarpus erectus L.. Duke. James A.. July 8, 1996. February 24, 2019.
3. Conocarpus lancifolius - Geographic range in detail. 1998. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. February 24, 2019.
4. Web site: Conocarpus acuminatus Roxb. Ex DC. — the Plant List.
5. Web site: Conocarpus acutifolius Willd. Ex Schult. — the Plant List.
6. Web site: Conocarpus erectus L. — the Plant List.
7. Web site: Conocarpus erectus var. Arboreus DC. — the Plant List.
8. Web site: Conocarpus erectus var. Argenteus Millsp. — the Plant List.
9. Web site: Conocarpus erectus f. Erectus — the Plant List.
10. Web site: Conocarpus erectus var. Erectus — the Plant List.
11. Web site: Conocarpus erectus var. Procumbens DC. — the Plant List.
12. Web site: Conocarpus erectus f. Sericeus (E.Forst. Ex DC.) Stace — the Plant List.
13. Web site: Conocarpus erectus var. Sericeus E.Forst. Ex DC. — the Plant List.
14. Web site: Conocarpus hirtus Buch.-Ham. Ex Wall. — the Plant List.
15. Web site: Conocarpus lanceolatus B.Heyne ex Wall. — the Plant List.
16. Web site: Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. — the Plant List.
17. Web site: Conocarpus latifolius Roxb. Ex DC. — the Plant List.
18. Web site: Conocarpus leiocarpus DC. — the Plant List.
19. Web site: Conocarpus monocarpus Steud. — the Plant List.
20. Web site: Conocarpus myrtifolius Buch.-Ham. Ex Wall. — the Plant List.
21. Web site: Conocarpus niloticus Delile ex Steud. — the Plant List.
22. Web site: Conocarpus novae-zeylandiae Cels ex Ten. — the Plant List.
23. Web site: Conocarpus parvifolius Hochst. Ex A.Rich. — the Plant List.
24. Web site: Conocarpus procumbens L. — the Plant List.
25. Web site: Conocarpus pubescens Schumach. & Thonn. — the Plant List.
26. Web site: Conocarpus racemosus L. — the Plant List.
27. Web site: Conocarpus schimperi Hochst. Ex A.Rich. — the Plant List.
28. Web site: Conocarpus sericeus J.R.Forst. Ex G.Don — the Plant List.
29. Web site: Conocarpus sericeus (Griseb.) Jiménez — the Plant List.
30. Web site: Conocarpus supina Crantz — the Plant List.
31. Web site: Anogeissus acuminata (Roxb. Ex DC.) Wall. Ex Guillem. & Perr. — the Plant List.
32. Web site: Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. Ex DC.) Wall. Ex Guillem. & Perr. — the Plant List.
33. Web site: Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr. — the Plant List.
34. Web site: Anogeissus pendula Edgew. — the Plant List.
35. Web site: Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn. — the Plant List.