Burnatia

Burnatia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific 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 [2]
Alisma enneandrumHochst. ex Micheli in A.DC. & C.DC. Echinodorus schinziiBuchenau Rautanenia schinzii(Buchenau) Buchenau Nemopotalon schinzii(Buchenau) Buchenau Burnatia schinzii(Buchenau) Buchenau Burnatia alismatoidesPeter Burnatia oblongaPeter Burnatia alismatoides var. ellipticaPeter Burnatia enneandra var. linearisPeter

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]

References

1. 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.
2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
3. de, Candolle, Alphonse; de, Candolle, Casimir (1881-01-01). "Monographiæ phanerogamarum". 3.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. 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

• 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