Vallisneria

See also: vallisneria

Translingual

Vallisneria spiralis

Etymology

Named after Antonio Vallisneri, Italian naturalist.

Proper noun

Vallisneria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrocharitaceae – freshwater eelgrasses, widespread in tropical environments, especially in the Old World.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Hydrocharitaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Vallisneria spiralis - type species; Vallisneria americana, Vallisneria australis - selected species; for other accepted species see Vallisneria at The Plant List.

Further reading

Vallisneria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vallisneria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Vallisneria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Vallisneria at USDA Plants database
Vallisneria at Tropicos
Vallisneria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Vallisneria at Encyclopedia of Life
Vallisneria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Vallisneria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Vallisneria at The Plant List

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