Global InformationBruguiera exaristata information
| Bruguiera exaristata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rhizophoraceae |
| Genus: | Bruguiera |
| Species: | B. exaristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bruguiera exaristata Ding Hou
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Bruguiera exaristata, commonly known as the rib-fruited mangrove or rib-fruited orange mangrove, is a mangrove of the family Rhizophoraceae.[1][2]
The species is pollinated by birds.[3]: 129 The species also contains tropine esters of acetic, benzoic, n-butyric, isobutyric, propionic, and isovaleric acids.[4] The tropane alkaloid brugine is found in the bark of this species.[5]
- ^ "Bruguiera exaristata Ding Hou". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ^ "Bruguiera exaristata Ding Hou". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Tomlinson, P. Barry (2016-10-27). The Botany of Mangroves. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-79065-6.
- ^ Srivastava, Vikas; Mehrotra, Shakti; Mishra, Sonal (2021). Tropane Alkaloids: Pathways, Potential and Biotechnological Applications. Springer Nature. p. 9. ISBN 978-981-334-535-5.
- ^ Puri, Basant; Hall, Anne (1998-12-16). Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants, Second Edition. CRC Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-203-48375-6.