Barclaya
Sign in to saveBarclaya is a genus of eight species of flowering plants of the family Nymphaeaceae. Barclaya are aquatic plants native to tropical Asia. The genus was named in honour of the American-born English brewer and patron of science Robert Barclay.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderNymphaeales
- FamilyNymphaeaceae
合瓣莲属（学名：Barclaya）又名辣椒草属、长叶睡莲属，包括2-4种，原生于亚洲热带地区，沉水植物，有椭圆形的块茎，叶长或圆形，没于水下，花浮出水面以上，多作为水族箱中的观赏植物。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 39
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Collections
- US, A, MICH, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Malaysia/Sarawak, Malaysia/Malaya, Malaysia/Sabah, Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Nymphaeaceae
- Image
- Barclaya longifolia in Thailand.jpg
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- Barclaya
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- 合瓣莲属
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Description
- Vegetative characteristics
- Generative characteristics
- Cytology
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Rejected classification
- Habitat
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- Cultivation
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Barclaya is a genus of eight species of flowering plants of the family Nymphaeaceae. Barclaya are aquatic plants native to tropical Asia. The genus was named in honour of the American-born English brewer and patron of science Robert Barclay.
==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== Its species are perennial, aquatic, rhizomatous herbs with slender, horizontal, villous-pubescent, creeping or tuberous, often stoloniferous rhizomes. The petiolate leaves are mostly submerged and do not float on the water surface. The linear, oblong, or suborbicular lamina with a cordate base has an entire margin.
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