Hydrophylax
Hydrophylax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It was described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782. The genus contains only one species, Hydrophylax maritima, which is found in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.[2]
| Hydrophylax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
| Genus: | Hydrophylax L.f. |
| Species: | H. maritima |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophylax maritima | |
| Synonyms | |
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References
- "Hydrophylax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- R.Govaerts. "Hydrophylax maritima L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 126 (1782)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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