Biology:Astonia
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Short description: Genus of aquatic plants
| Astonia | |
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| Astonia australiensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Astonia S.W.L.Jacobs |
| Species: | A. australiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Astonia australiensis (Aston) S.W.L.Jacobs
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Astonia is a monotypic genus in the family Alismataceae containing the sole species Astonia australiensis found in Queensland, Australia . It is sometimes included in the genus Limnophyton. It was named in honour of Australian botanist Helen Aston.[1]
References
- ↑ Jacobs, Surrey (1997). "Astonia (Alismataceae), a new genus for Australia". Telopea 7 (2): 139–141. doi:10.7751/telopea19971004.
Wikidata ☰ Q8207467 entry
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