Hydrophylax

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Hydrophylax
Species: H. maritima
Name

Hydrophylax L.f., Suppl. Pl. 126. (1782)

monotypic taxon

References

Linnaeus, C. 1782. Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae, Generum Plantarum Editiones Sextae, et Specierum Plantarum Editionis Secundae 126.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hydrophylax in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Hydrophylax. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 10 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Hydrophylax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 10.

Hydrophylax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] 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.[2]
References

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