Noun: Rhizophoraceae
- Trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
"The Rhizophoraceae plays a crucial role in coastal ecosystems";
- family Rhizophoraceae, mangrove family
Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family
Part of: Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales
Encyclopedia: Rhizophoraceae