- Ludwigia
Taxobox
name = "Ludwigia"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Myrtales
familia =Onagraceae
genus = "Ludwigia"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = See text."Ludwigia" (primrose-willow, water-purslane, or water-primrose) is a genus of about 75 species of
aquatic plant s with a cosmopolitan but mainlytropical distribution.;Selected speciesAt current, there is much debate among botanists and plant taxonomists as to the classification of many "Ludwigia" species. Botanists from the US Department of Agriculture are currently doing genetic analyses on plants from the Western US and South America to better classify members of this genus.
The genus was named by
Carolus Linnaeus afterChristian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709-1773), a German botanist, who was apparently not amused by this honour.External resources
*http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=13118
*http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=27334
*http://www.pondplants.com/FAQ_Plants_Ludwigia.html
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