Tristicha
| Tristicha | |
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| Tristicha trifaria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Tristicha Thouars (1806) |
| Species: | T. trifaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Tristicha trifaria | |
| Subspecies[1] | |
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| Synonyms[2][1] | |
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Tristicha trifaria is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It is the sole species in genus Tristicha.[2] It is an aquatic subshrub native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, Africa, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and northwestern Australia.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]Three subspecies are accepted.[1]
- Tristicha trifaria subsp. pulchella (Wedd.) C.Cusset & G.Cusset – Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, and southern Egypt
- Tristicha trifaria subsp. tlatlayana (Matuda) C.Cusset & G.Cusset – central Mexico
- Tristicha trifaria subsp. trifaria – northeastern Mexico to Northeastern Argentina; sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar; Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia; Northern Territory and Western Australia
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tristicha trifaria (Bory ex Willd.) Spreng. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Tristicha Thouars | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.