Centrostachys

Centrostachys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus:
Wall. (1824)
Species:
C. aquatica
Binomial name
Centrostachys aquatica
(R.Br.) Moq. (1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Achyranthes aquatica R.Br. (1810) (basionym)
  • Achyranthes natans Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (1832), not validly publ.
  • Achyranthes trichotoma Perr. ex Moq. (1849)
  • Celosia spinescens Russell ex Wall. (1832), nom. nud.
  • Centrostachys flabelligera Fenzl ex Moq. (1849)

Centrostachys aquatica is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Centrostachys.[2] It is a subshrub or helophyte native to tropical Africa south to Botswana, and to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southeastern China, and Java.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Centrostachys aquatica (R.Br.) Moq. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Centrostachys Wall. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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