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Astonia
Sign in to saveAstonia is a monotypic genus in the Alismataceae family, containing the sole species Astonia australiensis found in Queensland, Australia. It is sometimes included in the genus Limnophyton and was named in honour of Australian botanist Helen Aston.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAlismataceae
Native toQueensland
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Astonia is a monotypic genus in the Alismataceae family, containing the sole species Astonia australiensis found in Queensland, Australia. It is sometimes included in the genus Limnophyton and was named in honour of Australian botanist Helen Aston.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Astonia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.