Vallisneria
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Vallisneria spiralis
See also: vallisneria
Translingual
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
