Cycnogeton is a genus of plants in the family Juncaginaceae described as a genus in 1838.[1][2] It is native to Australia and New Guinea.[3][4]

Cycnogeton
Cycnogeton procerum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Juncaginaceae
Genus: Cycnogeton
Endl.

Species

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The genus consists of the following species:[3]

C. dubium (syn. Triglochin dubium) corm is a source of food for the Yolngu.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1838. Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 2: 210-211 in Latin
  2. ^ Tropicos, Cycnogeton Endl.
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ von Mering, S. & Kadereit, J.W. (2010). Phylogeny, Systematics, and Recircumscription of Juncaginaceae - A Cosmopolitan Wetland Family. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Diversity of the Monocotyledons: 55-79. Aarhus University.
  5. ^ Midawarr | Harvest: The Art of Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley. National Museum of Australia Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-921953-31-6.[page needed]