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Alisma
Sign in to saveAlisma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alismataceae, members of which are commonly known as water-plantains. The genus consists of aquatic plants with leaves either floating or submerged, found in a variety of still water habitats around the world (nearly worldwide). The flowers are hermaphrodite, and are arranged in panicles, racemes, or umbels. Alisma flowers have six stamens, numerous free carpels in a single whorl, each with 1 ovule, and subventral styles. The fruit is an achene with a short beak.
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Alisma is a genus of aquatic herbaceous plants in the family Alismataceae. It was described by L. The taxonomic type is Alisma plantago-aquatica. Common names include water plantain.
The genus occurs in Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, and Austria. Habitats include brackish and freshwater environments. It has at various times been classified under the class Liliopsida or Magnoliopsida within the phylum Tracheophyta.
Records indicate an occurrence count of 436,604 in GBIF. PubMed lists 337 records for the query Alisma. iDigBio holds 558 records and 426 media items from institutions including USNM and the University of Vermont in the United States.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAlismataceae
泽泻属（学名：Alisma）是泽泻科下的一个属，为水生草本植物。该属共有10种，分布于北温带和大洋洲。
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 558
- With media
- 426
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Collections
- USNM, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, UNM, CAS, ANSP, DAV
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
337 papers- Exploring the mechanism of Alisma orientale for the treatment of pregnancy induced hypertension and potential hepato-nephrotoxicity by using network pharmacology, network toxicology, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022
- Alisma genus: Phytochemical constituents, biosynthesis, and biological activities.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2021
- Triterpenoids From Alisma Species: Phytochemistry, Structure Modification, and Bioactivities.Frontiers in chemistry · 2020
- Therapeutic Effects of Alisma orientale and its Active Constituents on Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity.The American journal of Chinese medicine · 2023
- Alisma orientale: Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of an Important Traditional Chinese Medicine.The American journal of Chinese medicine · 2016
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Species and subspecies
- References
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Alisma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alismataceae, members of which are commonly known as water-plantains. The genus consists of aquatic plants with leaves either floating or submerged, found in a variety of still water habitats around the world (nearly worldwide). The flowers are hermaphrodite, and are arranged in panicles, racemes, or umbels. Alisma flowers have six stamens, numerous free carpels in a single whorl, each with 1 ovule, and subventral styles. The fruit is an achene with a short beak.
The nineteenth century British art and social critic John Ruskin believed that the particular curve of the leaf-ribs of Alisma represented a model of 'divine proportion' and helped shape his theory of Gothic architecture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alisma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.