Farmeria

Short description: Genus of Podostemaceae plants

Farmeria

Farmeria metzgerioides botanical illustration
Scientific classification
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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