Alpine marshwort
Illustration of Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f. from J. D. Hooker, Flora Tasmaniae, vol. 1 (1860)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Liparophyllum
Species:
L. gunnii
Binomial name
Liparophyllum gunnii
Synonyms[2]
  • Limnanthemum gunnii Hook.f (possible)
  • Villarsia gunnii Hook.f (possible)

Liparophyllum gunnii, commonly known as alpine marshwort, is a species of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. It is the type for the genus Liparophyllum. It is a wetland plant having a rhizomatous root structure and alternate linear leaves. Its flowers occur singly, are five-petalled, and white. Flowers bud and open from December to February; fruits form from December through April. L. gunnii is indigenous to Tasmania[3] and New Zealand.[4]

The specific epithet "gunnii" honors Ronald Campbell Gunn,[5] the collector of the type specimen of this plant.[6]

References

  1. ↑ The genus Liparophyllum, and its type L. gunnii, were first described and published in London Journal of Botany 6: 472bis. 1847. "Name - Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f." Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ The synonymy of L. gunnii is currently under review. "Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f." The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". University of Tasmania. 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ Flora Committee (2010–2012). "Factsheet: Liparophyllum gunnii". NZFlora. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ J.H. Maiden (1908). "18. Records of Tasmanian Botanists". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. Royal Society of Tasmania.
  6. ↑ W.J. Hooker (1847). "Liparophyllum gunnii". The London Journal of Botany. VI: 473.
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