Cycnogeton

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Cycnogeton
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Cycnogeton procerum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Juncaginaceae
Genus: Cycnogeton
Endl.

Cycnogeton is a genus of plants in the family Juncaginaceae described as a genus in 1838. [1] [2] It is native to Australia and New Guinea. [3] [4]

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Species

The genus consists of the following species: [3]

Use

C. dubium (syn. Triglochin dubium) corm is a source of food for the Yolngu. [5]

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References

  1. Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1838. Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 2: 210-211 in Latin
  2. Tropicos, Cycnogeton Endl.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. von Mering, S. & Kadereit, J.W. (2010). Phylogeny, Systematics, and Recircumscription of Juncaginaceae - A Cosmopolitan Wetland Family. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Diversity of the Monocotyledons: 55-79. Aarhus University.
  5. Midawarr | Harvest: The Art of Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley. National Museum of Australia Press. 2017. ISBN   978-1-921953-31-6.[ page needed ]