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Astonia is a monotypic genus in the family Alismataceae containing the sole species Astonia australiensis found in Queensland, Australia. It is sometimes included in the genus Limnophyton. It was named in honour of Australian botanist Helen Aston.[1]
Astonia | |
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Astonia australiensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Astonia S.W.L.Jacobs |
Species: | A. australiensis
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Binomial name | |
Astonia australiensis (Aston) S.W.L.Jacobs
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References
edit- ^ Jacobs, Surrey (1997). "Astonia (Alismataceae), a new genus for Australia". Telopea. 7 (2): 139–141. doi:10.7751/telopea19971004.