Farmeria
| Farmeria | |
|---|---|
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| Farmeria metzgerioides botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Clade: | Fabids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | 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
- ^ H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 5: 386 (1900)
- ^ a b c "Farmeria Willis ex Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ 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. Vol. IX. Springer-Verlag. p. 336. ISBN 9783540322146.