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.[2][3] 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.[4]
Burnatia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Burnatia |
Species: | B. enneandra
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Binomial name | |
Burnatia enneandra | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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References
edit- ^ 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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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ 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
edit- 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