Burnatia | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Burnatia |
Species: | B. enneandra |
Binomial name | |
Burnatia enneandra Micheli in A.DC. & C.DC. | |
Synonyms | |
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Burnatia is a genus in the family Alismataceae. It includes only one currently recognized species, Burnatia enneandra. It is native to tropical and southern Africa from Senegal to Tanzania to South Africa. Among genera of the Alismataceae, it can be distinguished by not having a differentiated perianth (in Burnatia the petals are reduced), and being dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate individuals. Male flowers have 6 to 9 stamens and female flowers have many carpels and up to 2 staminodia.
References
- Ali, M., Ghogue, J.-P. & Lansdown, R.V. (2018). "Burnatia enneandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T185704A120123512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T185704A120123512.en. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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- de, Candolle, Alphonse; de, Candolle, Casimir (1881-01-01). "Monographiæ phanerogamarum". 3.
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(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Haynes, R. R.; Les, D. H.; Holm-Nielsen, L. B. (1998). "Alismataceae". Flowering Plants · Monocotyledons. pp. 11–18. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-03531-3_4. ISBN 978-3-642-08378-5.
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nubia (Ethiopia) in 1837; isotype of Burnatia enneandra
- West African Plants, a photo guide Burnatia enneandra
- Flora of Zimbabwe Burnatia enneandra
- Plants in Lowland Savannah of West Africa, Burnatia enneandra
Taxon identifiers | |
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Burnatia |
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