Cycnogeton
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| Cycnogeton | |
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| File:Cycnogeton procerum flowerhead1 - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man.jpg | |
| Cycnogeton procerum | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Juncaginaceae |
| Genus: | Cycnogeton Endl. |
Cycnogeton is a genus of plants in the family Juncaginaceae described as a genus in 1838.[1][2] It is native to Australia and New Guinea.[3][4]
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus consists of the following species:[3]
- Cycnogeton alcockiae (Aston) Mering & Kadereit - SA TAS VIC
- Cycnogeton dubium (R.Br.) Mering & Kadereit - NG NSW QLD NT VIC WA
- Cycnogeton huegelii Endl. - WA
- Cycnogeton lineare (Endl.) Sond. - WA
- Cycnogeton microtuberosum (Aston) Mering & Kadereit - NSW QLD VIC
- Cycnogeton multifructum (Aston) Mering & Kadereit - NSW QLD VIC SA NT
- Cycnogeton procerum (R.Br.) Buchenau - NSW QLD VIC SA TAS
- Cycnogeton rheophilum (Aston) Mering & Kadereit - NSW QLD VIC TAS
Use
[edit | edit source]C. dubium (syn. Triglochin dubium) corm is a source of food for the Yolngu.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1838. Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 2: 210-211 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Cycnogeton Endl.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ von Mering, S. & Kadereit, J.W. (2010). Phylogeny, Systematics, and Recircumscription of Juncaginaceae - A Cosmopolitan Wetland Family. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Diversity of the Monocotyledons: 55-79. Aarhus University.
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