''Wiesneria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

in the

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Alismataceae The water-plantains (Alismataceae) are a family of flowering plants, comprising 19 genera (17 extant and 2 fossil) and 117 species. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the greatest number of species in temperate regions of the Northe ...

. The plant usually lives in natural temporary water pools on lateritic plateaus. ''

Wiesneria triandra ''Wiesneria'' is a genus in the family Alismataceae. The plant usually lives in natural temporary water pools on lateritic plateaus. '' Wiesneria triandra'' was first described in the south of the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are well spr ...

'' was first described in the south of the

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n state of Maharashtra. They are well spread out over the regions they occupy and have no common uses, making them of least concern. The name commemorates the physiologist

Julius Wiesner Dr. Julius Ritter von Wiesner (20 January 1838 – 9 October 1916) was a professor of botany at the University of Vienna, a specialist in the physiology and anatomy of plants. In 1870 he became a professor at the forestry academy of Mariabru ...

Species

At the present time (May 2015), there are three recognized species: * ''

Wiesneria filifolia ''Wiesneria'' is a genus in the family Alismataceae. The plant usually lives in natural temporary water pools on lateritic plateaus. '' Wiesneria triandra'' was first described in the south of the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are well spr ...

'' Hook.f. - from

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* ''

Wiesneria schweinfurthii ''Wiesneria'' is a genus in the family Alismataceae. The plant usually lives in natural temporary water pools on lateritic plateaus. ''Wiesneria triandra'' was first described in the south of the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are well spre ...

'' Hook.f. - Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker - from

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, south to

* ''

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References

Alismataceae Alismataceae genera {{monocot-stub