Butomopsis is a genus of plants in the family Alismataceae. It contains only one species, Butomopsis latifolia.[1][2][3] native to tropical Africa (from Senegal to Sudan to Mozambique), South Asia (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh), Southeast Asia (Java, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Yunnan) and northern Australia (Queensland and Northern Territory).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Butomopsis Kunth |
| Species: | B. latifolia
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| Butomopsis latifolia | |
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References
edit- ^ Sigismund, Kunth, Karl (1841-01-01). "Enumeratio plantarum omnium hucusque cognitarum". v.3 (1841).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ David, Don; Francis, Hamilton; N., Wallich (1825-01-01). "Prodromus florae Nepalensis".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Buchenau, Franz Georg Philipp. 1868. Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen 2: 1& 5, Tenagocharis latifolia
External links
edit- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Butomopsis latifolia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
Data related to Butomopsis at Wikispecies
