Wiesneria
| Wiesneria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Wiesneria M.Micheli |
| Type species | |
| Wiesneria triandra (Dalzell) M.Micheli | |
| Species | |
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Wiesneria is a genus in the family Alismataceae. The plant usually lives in natural temporary water pools on lateritic plateaus. Wiesneria triandra was first described in the south of the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are well spread out over the regions they occupy and have no common uses, making them of least concern.[1]
The name commemorates the physiologist Julius Wiesner.[2]
Species
At the present time (May 2015), there are three recognized species:[3]
- Wiesneria filifolia Hook.f. - from Uganda to Botswana, plus Madagascar
- Wiesneria schweinfurthii Hook.f. - Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker - from Senegal to Ethiopia, south to Botswana
- Wiesneria triandra (Dalzell) Micheli in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle - southern India
References
- ↑ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species on Wiesneria Triandra
- ↑ Gledhill, D. (2008). The names of plants. Cambridge University Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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