Zeylanidium

Zeylanidium are a genus of flowering plants in the riverweed family Podostemaceae, native to Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Thailand. They have caducous leaves and either crustose or ribbon‑shaped thalli.[2]

Zeylanidium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Subfamily: Podostemoideae
Genus: Zeylanidium
(Tul.) Engl.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Hydrobryopsis Engl.

Species

Currently accepted species include:

  • Zeylanidium barberi (Willis) C.Cusset → Possibly Podostemum barberi Willis[2]
  • Zeylanidium crustaceum M.Kato
  • Zeylanidium johnsonii (Wight) Engl. (doubtful)[2]
  • Zeylanidium lichenoides (Kurz) Engl.
  • Zeylanidium maheshwarii C.J.Mathew & Satheesh
  • Zeylanidium manasiae R.Krishnan, P.Khanduri & R.Tandon[2]
  • Zeylanidium olivaceum (Gardner) Engl.
  • Zeylanidium sessile (Willis) C.D.K.Cook & Rutish.
  • Zeylanidium subulatum (Gardner) C.Cusset → Possibly Podostemum subulatum Gardner[2]
  • Zeylanidium tailichenoides M.Kato & Koi

References
  1. Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 18a: 61 (1930)
  2. Krishnan, Remya; Khanduri, Priyanka; Tandon, Rajesh (2019). "Zeylanidium manasiae, a new species of Podostemaceae based on molecular and morphological data from Kerala, India". PhytoKeys (124): 23–38. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.124.33453. PMC 6579786. PMID 31231162. S2CID 195227588.
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