Vallisneria

See also: vallisneria

Translingual

Vallisneria spiralis

Etymology

Named after Antonio Vallisneri, Italian naturalist.

Proper noun

Vallisneria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrocharitaceae – freshwater eelgrasses, widespread in tropical environments, especially in the Old World.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Hydrocharitaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Vallisneria spiralis - type species; Vallisneria americana, Vallisneria australis - selected species; for other accepted species see Vallisneria at The Plant List.

Further reading

• Vallisneria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vallisneria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vallisneria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Vallisneria at USDA Plants database
• Vallisneria at Tropicos
• Vallisneria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Vallisneria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Vallisneria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Vallisneria at The Plant List