Hydrophylax

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Hydrophylax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Hydrophylax
L.f.
Species: H. maritima
Binomial name
Hydrophylax maritima
L.f.
Synonyms

Hydrophylax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.[1] It was described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782. The genus contains only one species, Hydrophylax maritima, which is found in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.[2]

References

  1. "Hydrophylax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 
  2. R.Govaerts. "Hydrophylax maritima L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 126 (1782)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 June 2013. 
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