Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 137 meters (450 feet).Standard Deviation = 846.840 based on 67 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Rubiales
()
- Family:
Pyraloidea
()
- Genus:
Gaertnera
()
- Specific epithet:
arenaria
- Baker
- Sandwort
- Botanical name: - Gaertnera arenaria Baker
- Specific epithet:
arenaria
- Baker
- Sandwort
- Genus:
Gaertnera
(
- Family:
Pyraloidea
(
- Order:
Rubiales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gaertnera
There are approximately 94 species in this genus:
G. alata · G. arenaria · G. australiana · G. bambusifolia · G. bieleri · G. bipinnatifida · G. boivinii · G. bracteata · G. brevipedicellata · G. calycina · G. calycina var. calycina · G. calycina var. variegata · G. cardiocarpa · G. chapelieri · G. chenopodifolia · G. coerulea · G. cooperi · G. crassiflora · G. crinita · G. cuneifolia · G. darcyana · G. dinklagei · G. divaricata · G. drakeana · G. edentata · G. ferruginea · G. fissistipula · G. fractiflexa · G. furcellata · G. globigera · G. grisea · G. guillotii · G. hirtiflora (Bois Banane) · G. hispida · G. humblotii · G. indica · G. inflexa · G. laurifolia · G. leucothyrsa · G. liberiensis · G. longevaginalis · G. longifolia · G. longifolia var. longifolia · G. longifolia var. pubescens · G. lowryi · G. macrobotrys · G. macrostipula · G. madagascariensis · G. microphylla · G. monstrosa · G. obesa · G. oblanceolata · G. oblanceolata var. diversifolia · G. oblanceolata var. oblanceolata · G. obovata · G. obtusifolia · G. oxycarpa · G. paniculata · G. parvipaniculata · G. pauciflora · G. pendula · G. petrinensis · G. phanerophlebia · G. phyllosepala · G. phyllostachya · G. pongati · G. psychotrioides · G. quadriseta · G. racemosa · G. raphaelii · G. richardii · G. rosea · G. rotundifolia · G. rufinervis · G. salicifolia · G. schatzii · G. schizocalyx · G. spathacea · G. sphaerocarpa · G. spicata · G. stictophylla · G. ternifolia · G. thouarsii · G. trachystyla · G. truncata · G. vaginans · G. vaginans vaginans · G. vaginata · G. viminea · G. violacea · G. violascens · G. walkeri · G. winkleri · G. zimmermannii
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 24, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 24, 2007:
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5972184
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-84935
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14250411
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:546272-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2064158
