Callitriche

Callitriche
Water-starwort (Callitriche palustris) from Thomé
Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Callitriche
L. (1753)
Species

See text.

Callitriche is a genus of largely aquatic plants known as water-starwort. Previously, it was the only genus in the family Callitrichaceae. However, according to the APG II system this family is now included in the Plantaginaceae (plantain family). The family name Callitrichaceae retains its status as nomen conservandum (name to be retained).

Species

Phylogeny and evolution

The first molecular phylogeny of the aquatic genus of 50 species discerned three clades: Clade A (three species, widespread); Clade C (10 species, New World); Clade D (six species, Europe).[3] The parsimony analyses revealed that aneuploid reduction (n=5 to 4) and polyploidy (n=5 to 10) have evolved at least twice in the genus, whereas the obligately submersed growth habit and hypohydrophily have evolved once.[3]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Lansdown, R. V. (2006) The Genus Callitriche (Callitrichaceae) in Asia Novon 16(3): 354-361
  2. ↑ Bean, A. R. (2007) A taxonomic revision of Callitriche L. (Callitrichaceae) in Australia Austrobaileya 7(3): 545-554
  3. 1 2 Les, D. H., Philbrick, C. T. (2000) Phylogenetic studies in Callitriche: implications for interpretation of ecological, karyological and pollination system evolution Aquatic Botany 68: 123-141

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