Liparophyllum gunnii
| Alpine marshwort | |
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| Illustration of Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f. from J. D. Hooker, Flora Tasmaniae, vol. 1 (1860) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Menyanthaceae |
| Genus: | Liparophyllum |
| Species: | L. gunnii
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| Binomial name | |
| Liparophyllum gunnii | |
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Liparophyllum gunnii, commonly known as alpine marshwort, is a species of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. It is the type for the genus Liparophyllum. It is a wetland plant having a rhizomatous root structure and alternate linear leaves. Its flowers occur singly, are five-petalled, and white. Flowers bud and open from December to February; fruits form from December through April. L. gunnii is indigenous to Tasmania[3] and New Zealand.[4]
The specific epithet "gunnii" honors Ronald Campbell Gunn,[5] the collector of the type specimen of this plant.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ The genus Liparophyllum, and its type L. gunnii, were first described and published in London Journal of Botany 6: 472bis. 1847. "Name - Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f." Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ The synonymy of L. gunnii is currently under review. "Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f." The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". University of Tasmania. 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ Flora Committee (2010–2012). "Factsheet: Liparophyllum gunnii". NZFlora. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ J.H. Maiden (1908). "18. Records of Tasmanian Botanists". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. Royal Society of Tasmania.
- ^ W.J. Hooker (1847). "Liparophyllum gunnii". The London Journal of Botany. VI: 473.
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