Podostemum
Podostemum is a genus of plants in the family Podostemaceae. It is an aquatic plant with threadlike roots that attaches to rocks.[1]
| Podostemum | |
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| Podostemum ceratophyllum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Podostemum Michx. |
| Species | |
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About 20; see text | |
Species
The genus Podostemum includes about 12 species:[2]
- Podostemum acuminatum Wedd., 1873: Bangladesh.
- Podostemum ceratophyllum Michx., 1803: Eastern Canada to Eatstern United States, Honduras, Hispaniola.
- Podostemum comatum Hicken, 1917: Brazil (São Paulo) to Northeast Argentina.
- Podostemum distichum (Cham.) Wedd., 1873: Brazil to Northeast Argentina.
- Podostemum flagelliforme (Tul. & Wedd.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Brazil (Tocantins).
- Podostemum irgangii C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2001: South Brazil.
- Podostemum muelleri Warm., 1911: Brazil (Southeast São Paulo) to Northeast Argentina.
- Podostemum ovatum C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Southeast Brazil.
- Podostemum rutifolium Warm., 1899: South Brazil to Northeast Argentina.
- Podostemum saldanhanum (Warm.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
- Podostemum scaturiginum (Mart.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Central Brazil.
- Podostemum weddellianum (Tul.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Eats and South Brazil.
References
- "Podostemaceae". Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- "Podostemum Michx. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
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