Aldrovanda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Droseraceae
Genus: Aldrovanda
Species: A. vesiculosa
Paleospecies: †A. borysthenica – †A. clavata – †A. dokturovskyi – †A. eleanorae – †A. europaea – †A. inopinata – †A. intermedia – †A. kuprianovae – †A. megalopolitana – †A. nana – †A. ovata – †A. praevesiculosa – †A. rugosa – †A. sibirica – †A. sobolevii – †A. unica – †A. zussii

Name

Aldrovanda L. Sp. Pl. 1: 281 (1753).

Monotypic for extant species.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 281. Reference page.

Additional references

Dergreef, J.D. 1997. Fossil Aldrovanda. Carnivorous Plants Newsletter, 26(3): 93-97. PDF

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Aldrovanda in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Aldrovanda. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 25 2015.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wasserfalle
English: Waterwheel Plant
日本語: ムジナモ
polski: Aldrowanda
русский: Альдрованда
svenska: Vattenfällesläktet
中文: 貉藻屬

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