Stratiotes
Genus of flowering plants in the family Hydrocharitaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Stratioti and Stratiotes (beetle).
Stratiotes is a genus of submerged aquatic plant commonly known as water soldiers,[3] described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.[4][5] Several specific names have been coined within the genus, but at present only one is recognized: Stratiotes aloides. native to Europe and NW Asia.[2]
- formerly included in genus
Quick Facts Water soldier, Scientific classification ...
Water soldier | |
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Stratiotes aloides[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
Subfamily: | Stratiotoideae Luersson |
Genus: | Stratiotes L. |
Species: | S. aloides |
Binomial name | |
Stratiotes aloides | |
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moved to other genera: Enhalus Hydrocleys Ottelia
- Stratiotes acoroides - Enhalus acoroides
- Stratiotes alismoides - Ottelia alismoides
- Stratiotes nymphoides - Hydrocleys nymphoides
- Stratiotes quinquealatus - Ottelia alismoides