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Farmeria

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Genus of Podostemaceae plants

Farmeria
Farmeria metzgerioides botanical illustration
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Farmeria
Willis ex Hook.f.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]

Maferria C.Cusset

Farmeria is a genus of flowering plants in the riverweed family Podostemaceae, native to Sri Lanka and India.[2] They attach to rocks using holdfasts, and their flowers are protected by boat-shaped spathella until they emerge.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Farmeria indica Willis
  • Farmeria metzgerioides (Trimen) Willis ex Hook.f.

References

  1. ↑ H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 5: 386 (1900)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Farmeria Willis ex Hook.f.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:32199-1. 
  3. ↑ Kubitzki, Klaus (2007). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Berberidopsidales, Buxales, Crossosomatales, Fabales p.p., Geraniales, Gunnerales, 'Myrtales' p.p., Proteales, Saxifragales, Vitales, Zygophyllales, Clusiaceae Alliance, Passifloraceae Alliance, Dilleniaceae, Huaceae, Picramniaceae, Sabiaceae. IX. Springer-Verlag. p. 336. ISBN 9783540322146. 

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