rhizophoreæ

from The Century Dictionary.

• A tribe of plants of the order Rhizophoraceæ.
• It is characterized by extremely smooth opposite entire and stipulate leaves, and by an inferior ovary with a single style and an embryo without albumen. It includes about 17 species, all tropical maritime trees, belonging to 4 genera, of which Rhizophora, the mangrove, is the type.