Checklist: Alismataceae

ALISMATACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Carter, S. (1960) Alismataceae Flora of Tropical East Africa  
Gibbs Russell, G.E. (1977) Keys to Vascular Aquatic Plants in Rhodesia Kirkia 10(2) 411-502 
Martins, E.S. & Catarino, L. (2009) Alismataceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)  
Symoens, J.J., Billiet, F. (1975) Alismataceae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
RANALISMA Stapf 
Ranalisma humile (Kunth) Hutch. III,IV,VI
Alisma humile Rich. ex Kunth
Echinodorus humilis (Rich. ex Kunth) Buchenau
Sagittaria humilis (Rich. ex Kunth) Kuntze
  
70.000 ALISMA L. 
Alisma plantago-aquatica L. VIII,IX
  
71.000 CALDESIA Parl. 
Caldesia parnassifolia (L.) Parl. IV,VI,VII
Alisma parnassifolium L.
Alisma reniforme D. Don
Caldesia reniformis (D. Don) Makino
Damasonium parnassifolium (L.) Chaz.
Echinodorus parnassifolius (L.) Engelm.
  
72.000 LIMNOPHYTON Miq. 
Limnophyton angolense Buchenau IV,V,XI
Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq. IX
Sagittaria obtusifolia L.
  
79.000 BURNATIA Micheli 
Burnatia enneandra (Hochst.) Micheli V,VII,IX,XI
Echinodorus schinzii Buchenau
Rautanenia schinzii (Buchenau) Buchenau
  
800.010 WIESNERIA Micheli 
Wiesneria filifolia Hook. f. XI
Wiesneria schweinfurthii Hook.f. VII,IX
Wiesneria sparganiifolia Graebn.

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