''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 ...

. 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. ...

(1817–1878), a Scottish botanist. It was named in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. Vol.5 on page 34 in 1852.

Species

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Dalzellia angustissima ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia attapeuensis ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia ceylanica ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia kailarsenii ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia microphylla ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia pseudoangustissima ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia ranongensis ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia sessilis ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia sparsa ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Dalzellia ubonensis ''Dalzellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China. Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817– ...

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Indodalzellia gracilis ''Indodalzellia gracilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Podostemaceae. It is the sole species in genus ''Indodalzellia''. It is an aquatic subshrub native to Kerala state in southwestern India India, officially the Republ ...

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Indotristicha ramosissima ''Indotristicha ramosissima'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It is the sole species in genus ''Indotristicha''. It is an aquatic annual or perennial endemic to southwestern India. It is widespread in river ...

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10263811 Podostemaceae Podostemaceae genera Taxa named by Robert Wight Taxa described in 1852