Nasturtium africanum

Nasturtium africanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Nasturtium
Species:
N. africanum
Binomial name
Nasturtium africanum
Synonyms[2]
  • Rorippa africana (Braun-Blanq.) Maire

Nasturtium africanum, the Moroccan watercress, is an aquatic plant endemic to Morocco.[3][4] Two subspecies are recognized:

  • Nasturtium africanum subsp. africanum - northwestern Morocco
  • Nasturtium africanum subsp. mesatlanticum (Litard. & Maire) Greuter & Burdet (syn = Rorippa africana subsp. mesatlantica Litard. & Maire = Nasturtium mesatlanticum O.E. Schulz) -- Mid-Atlas Mountains of Morocco

Both subspecies are considered endangered.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2013.2, Nasturtium africanum
  2. ^ The Plant List
  3. ^ Braun-Blanquet, Josias. 1922. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 13: 183, Nasturtium africanum
  4. ^ Maire, René Charles Joseph Ernest. 1926. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 17: 104, Rorippa africana
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