Aponogetonaceae
Encyclopedia
The Aponogetonaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Alismatales
.
In recent decades the family has had universal recognition by taxonomists. The APG system
(1998) and APG II system
(2003) treat it in the order Alismatales in the clade monocots. The family consists of only one genus, Aponogeton
, with 40-50 species of aquatic plant
s.
Alismatales
Alismatales is an order of flowering plants including about 2500 species. Pleants assigned to this order are mostly tropical or aquatic.-Description:...
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In recent decades the family has had universal recognition by taxonomists. The APG system
APG system
The APG system of plant classification is the first, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was superseded in 2003 by a revision, the APG II system, and then in 2009 by a further...
(1998) and APG II system
APG II system
The APG II system of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009...
(2003) treat it in the order Alismatales in the clade monocots. The family consists of only one genus, Aponogeton
Aponogeton
Aponogeton is a genus of 45 - 50 species of flowering plants, the only genus of the family Aponogetonaceae. The Aponogetonaceae is considered to be allied to the Potamogetonaceae - Najadaceae complex of families....
, with 40-50 species of aquatic plant
Aquatic plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments. They are also referred to as hydrophytes or aquatic macrophytes. These plants require special adaptations for living submerged in water, or at the water's surface. Aquatic plants can only grow in water or in soil that is...
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External links
- Aponogetonaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 9 March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
- Monocot families (USDA)
- Aponogetonaceae in the Flora of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL, Texas