According to Takhtajan ( 1978 ), the following families have a pantropical distribution : Annonaceae, Hernandiaceae, Lauraceae, Piperaceae, Urticaceae, Dilleniaceae, Tetrameristaceae, Passifloraceae, Bombacaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Myrtaceae, Anacardiaceae, Sapindaceae, Malpighiaceae, Proteaceae, Bignoniaceae, Orchidaceae and Arecaceae.
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His work includes the investigation on the parts associated with Oxalidaceae, Rutaceae, Burseraceae, Hamamelidaceae, Haloragaceae, Callitrichaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Mehistomaceae and Crypteroniaceae in " Flore g�n�rale de l'Indo-Chine " ( Flowers of Indo-China; 1910, 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921 ), " Arbres et arbrisseaux utiles ou ornementaux " ( Useful and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs; 1928 ) and " Les Fleurs de jardins " ( The Flowers for Gardens; 4 volumes, 1929 to 1936 ).
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The word is used in at least three senses : ( 1 ) most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or " mangal ", for which the terms " mangrove forest biome ", and " mangrove swamp " are also used, ( 2 ) to refer to all trees and large shrubs in the mangrove swamp, and ( 3 ) narrowly to refer to the mangrove family of plants, the Rhizophoraceae, or even more specifically just to mangrove trees of the genus " Rhizophora ".
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The word is used in at least three senses : ( 1 ) most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or " mangal ", for which the terms " mangrove forest biome ", " mangrove swamp " and " mangrove forest " are also used, ( 2 ) to refer to all trees and large shrubs in the mangrove swamp, and ( 3 ) narrowly to refer to the mangrove family of plants, the Rhizophoraceae, or even more specifically just to mangrove trees of the genus " Rhizophora ".
