| Xylocarpus | |
|---|---|
| Cannonball mangrove in the Daintree region of Queensland, Australia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: |
Xylocarpus J.Koenig |
| Species | |
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Xylocarpus granatum, Cannonball mangrove |
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Xylocarpus granatum, Cannonball mangrove
Xylocarpus mekongensis, Cedar mangrove
Xylocarpus moluccensis, Cedar mangrove, puzzlenut
Xylocarpus is a genus of plants in the mahogany family (Meliaceae). It includes two or three species of mangroves, native to coastal mangrove forests of the Western and Central Indo-Pacific, from eastern Africa to Tonga.
Xylocarpus is the only mangrove genus in family Meliaceae.