Ranalisma

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Ranalisma
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Ranalisma rostrata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Ranalisma
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Type species
Ranalisma rostrata
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Species

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Ranalisma is a genus in the family Alismataceae. [1] It includes two species; one from tropical Africa (R. humile) and the other (R. rostrata) from southeast Asia. [2]

Ranalisma rostrata is a critically endangered marsh species, and is included in the list of China national level I key protection plants. After the introduction of breeding programs in China the population has been increasing. [3]

Species

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Hooker, William; Dalton, Hooker, Joseph (1901-01-01). "Icones plantarum". v.27 (1901). Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, etc.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. ↑ SHI, Congguang; LI, Haoming; QIU, Janxi (2021). "Nutritional components of rhizome and leaf of Ranalisma rostratum and its acute oral toxicity". Journal of Zhejiang A&F University. 38 (6): 1170–1177.


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