''Dalzellia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Podostemaceae
Podostemaceae (riverweed family), a family in the order Malpighiales, comprise about 50 genera and species of more or less thalloid aquatic herbs.
Distribution and habitat
They are found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. Ma ...
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Its native range is India and Sri Lanka,
Indo-China
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
(Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China.
Its genus name is in honour of
Nicol Alexander Dalzell
Nicol (or Nicholas) Alexander Dalzell FRSE FLS (21 April 1817 – 18 December 1877) was a Scottish botanist. He was one of the first persons to form the link between forest denudation and the impact of rainfall upon the wider countryside.
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(1817–1878), a Scottish botanist. It was named in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. Vol.5 on page 34 in 1852.
Species
Ten species are accepted.
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Dalzellia angustissima''
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Dalzellia attapeuensis''
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Dalzellia ceylanica''
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Dalzellia kailarsenii''
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Dalzellia microphylla''
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Dalzellia pseudoangustissima''
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Dalzellia ranongensis''
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Dalzellia sessilis''
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Dalzellia sparsa''
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Dalzellia ubonensis''
Formerly placed here
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Indodalzellia gracilis'' (as ''Dalzellia gracilis'' )
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Indotristicha ramosissima'' (as ''Dalzellia ramosissima'' )
References
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Podostemaceae
Podostemaceae genera
Taxa named by Robert Wight
Taxa described in 1852