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Lemna (duckweed)

Angiospermae - Arales - Lemnaceae

Taxonomy
Lemna was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Araceae by Linnaeus (1759); and to Lemnaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Lemna Linnaeus
1759Lemna Linnaeus
1919Lemna Knowlton
1976Lemna Lakhanpal et al.
1991Lemna Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderArales
familyLemnaceaeGray
genusLemna

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Lemna Linnaeus 1753 [duckweed]
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Lemna bullata Lesquereux 1875
Lemna scutata Dawson 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available