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Genus of plants This article is about plant genus Hydrophylax. For genus of frogs with the same name, see Hydrophylax (frog).

Hydrophylax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Hydrophylax
L.f.
Species: H. maritima
Binomial name
Hydrophylax maritima
L.f.
Synonyms

Hydrophylax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782. The genus contains only one species, Hydrophylax maritima, which is found in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

References

  1. "Hydrophylax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. R.Govaerts. "Hydrophylax maritima L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 126 (1782)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
Taxon identifiers
Hydrophylax


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