Avicennia

The genus Avicennia is in the family Acanthaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Avicennia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Source
Avicennia balanophora Stapf & Moldenke	Accepted	WCSP
Avicennia bicolor Standl.	Accepted	WCSP
Avicennia germinans (L.) L.	Accepted	WCSP
Avicennia integra N.C.Duke	Accepted	WCSP
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh.	Accepted	WCSP
Avicennia officinalis L.	Accepted	WCSP
Avicennia schaueriana Stapf & Leechm. ex Moldenke	Accepted	WCSP
Avicennia tonduzii Moldenke	Accepted	WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 31 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Avicennia. Of these 8 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 34 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Avicennia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 31 species names for the genus Avicennia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	8	25.8%
◕	Synonym	23	74.2%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	0	0%

All names

The status of the 65 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Avicennia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	12	18.5%
◕	Synonym	53	81.5%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	0	0%

Of these names,

1 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 31 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Avicennia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Total
High confidence	8	22	30	96.8%
Medium confidence	0	1	1	3.2%
Low confidence	0	0	0	0%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Avicennia, are as follows:

Source of record	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Misapplied	Total
Tropicos	0	1	0	0	0	1	3.2%
WCSP	8	22	0	0	0	30	96.8%