Liparophyllum gunnii

Liparophyllum gunnii, commonly known as alpine marshwort, is a species of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. It is the type for the genus Liparophyllum. It is a wetland plant having a rhizomatous root structure and alternate linear leaves. Its flowers occur singly, are five-petalled, and white. Flowers bud and open from December to February; fruits form from December through April. L. gunnii is indigenous to Tasmania[3] and New Zealand.[4]

Alpine marshwort
Illustration of Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f. from J. D. Hooker, Flora Tasmaniae, vol. 1 (1860)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Liparophyllum
Species:
L. gunnii
Binomial name
Liparophyllum gunnii
Synonyms[2]
  • Limnanthemum gunnii Hook.f (possible)
  • Villarsia gunnii Hook.f (possible)

The specific epithet "gunnii" honors Ronald Campbell Gunn,[5] the collector of the type specimen of this plant.[6]

References
  1. The genus Liparophyllum, and its type L. gunnii, were first described and published in London Journal of Botany 6: 472bis. 1847. "Name - Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f." Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. The synonymy of L. gunnii is currently under review. "Liparophyllum gunnii Hook.f." The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". University of Tasmania. 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  4. Flora Committee (2010–2012). "Factsheet: Liparophyllum gunnii". NZFlora. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. J.H. Maiden (1908). "18. Records of Tasmanian Botanists". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. Royal Society of Tasmania.
  6. W.J. Hooker (1847). "Liparophyllum gunnii". The London Journal of Botany. VI: 473.


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