Barclaya

Barclaya
Barclaya longifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Barclaya
Wall.
Type species
Barclaya longifolia Wall.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Hydrostemma Wall. ex Taylor & Phillips

Barclaya is a genus of six species of flowering plants of the family Nymphaeaceae.[2] 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.[3][4]

  1. ^ Jacobsen, Niels; Ganapathy, Herman; Ipor, Isa; et al. (2022). "A reassessment of the genus Barclaya (Nymphaeaceae) including three new species". Nordic Journal of Botany. 2022 (5). doi:10.1111/njb.03392. ISSN 0107-055X.
  2. ^ a b "Barclaya Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ Slocum, Perry D. (2005). Waterlilies and Lotuses: Species, Cultivars and New Hybrids. Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-684-2. Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  4. ^ Wallich, Nathaniel (1827). "Description of a new genus of plants belonging to the order Nymphaeaceae". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 15: 442–448, Tab. 18. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1826.tb00125.x.