Burnatia

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Burnatia
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • Alisma enneandrum Hochst. ex Micheli in A.DC. & C.DC.
  • Echinodorus schinzii Buchenau
  • Rautanenia schinzii (Buchenau) Buchenau
  • Nemopotalon schinzii (Buchenau) Buchenau
  • Burnatia schinzii (Buchenau) Buchenau
  • Burnatia alismatoides Peter
  • Burnatia oblonga Peter
  • Burnatia alismatoides var. elliptica Peter
  • Burnatia enneandra var. linearis Peter

References
  1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. de, Candolle, Alphonse; de, Candolle, Casimir (1881-01-01). "Monographiæ phanerogamarum". 3. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 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.
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