Barclaya Explained

Barclaya is a genus of six species of flowering plants of the family Nymphaeaceae. Barclaya are aquatic plants native to tropical Asia. The genus was named in honour of the American-born English brewer and patron of science Robert Barclay.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Plants grow from egg-shaped tubers that produce short runners and a basal rosette of leaves. All leaves are submerged.

Taxonomy

Publication

The genus Barclaya Wall. was first published by Nathaniel Wallich in 1827.Though Hydrostemma is a name that is older than the name Barclaya, having been published 6 months earlier, the name Barclaya has been "conserved" as it was deemed being much better known than Hydrostemma.^[3]

Species

Flower	Species	Distribution
	Barclaya longifolia Wall.	Indochina
	Barclaya motleyi Hook.f.	Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Kalimantan, Sumatra), New Guinea (Idei 2010), Peninsular Malaysia
	Barclaya panchorensis Komala	Malaya Peninsula^[4]
	Barclaya rotundifolia M.Hotta	Sarawak, Johore, Malaysia^[5]
	Barclaya rugosa Sofiman Othman & N.Jacobsen	Malaya Peninsula^[6]
	Barclaya wellyi Wongso, Ipor & N.Jacobsen	Sumatra^[7]

Disputed species include:

• Barclaya hirta (Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq.
• Barclaya kunstleri (King) Ridl.

They were resurrected in a recent revision of the genus, but are not accepted by some other sources, such as Plants of the World Online of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Rejected classification

The separate family Barclayaceae H.L.Li was published in 1955.^[8] It has been believed to be separate, due to the extended perianth tube (combined sepals and petals) arising from the top of the ovary and by stamens that are joined basally. However, morphological and genetic studies support the position of Barclaya in the family Nymphaeaceae.^[9] A separate order Barclayales Doweld was proposed in 2001.^{[10] [11]}

The accepted placement of Barclaya is within the family Nymphaeaceae of the order Nymphaeales.^[12]

Cytology

The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 36.

Habitat

Within tropical rainforests, Barclaya develops alongside streams or at their fringes. The escalating deforestation across Southeast Asia is causing the habitats to become clouded, endangering Barclaya.^[13]

Conservation

The IUCN conservation status of Barclaya longifolia is least concern (LC).^[14] The IUCN conservation status of Barclaya motleyi is data deficient (DD).^[15]

Cultivation

Barclaya longifolia is a popular aquarium plant.^{[16] [3] [17]} Under high light conditions the attractive, upright foliage displays green colouration. Under lower light conditions brownish foliage is produced.^[18] It easily sets seed in cultivation, if pollen is deposited on the stigma.^[19]

External links

• Web site: Barclaya motleyi pictures . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107003516/http://budak.blogs.com/the_annotated_budak/2005/02/barclaya_motley.html . 2011-01-07 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Slocum, Perry D. . Waterlilies and Lotuses: Species, Cultivars and New Hybrids . Timber Press . 2005 . 978-0-88192-684-2 . 2008-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080508141413/http://www.timberpress.com/books/isbn.cfm/9780881926842/waterlilies_lotuses/slocum . 2008-05-08 . dead .
2. Wallich . Nathaniel . Description of a new genus of plants belonging to the order Nymphaeaceae . 1827 . . 15 . 442–448, Tab. 18 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1826.tb00125.x.
3. 10.2307/1221000 . Crusio . W. E. . Wim Crusio . J. Bogner . 1984 . Proposal to conserve 2515 Barclaya against Hydrostemma (Nymphaeaceae) . . 33 . 3 . 517–519 . 1221000 .
4. 77302904-1 . Barclaya panchorensis Komala . 30 June 2023.
5. . 32 . 2007 . Über die Kultur von Barclaya-Arten (Nymphaeaceae) . 86–93 . Jacobsen . Niels . Ipor . Isa B. . Bogner . Josef.
6. 77302907-1 . Barclaya rugosa Sofiman Othman & N.Jacobsen . 30 June 2023.
7. 77302908-1 . Barclaya wellyi Wongso, Ipor & N.Jacobsen . 30 June 2023.
8. Barclayaceae H. L. Li . 100035282 . 25 July 2023.
9. Schneider . E. L. . 1978 . Studies of the Nymphaeaceae. IX. The Seed of Barclaya longifolia Wall . . 139 . 2 . 223–230 . 2473739 . 10.1086/336993. 85279142 .
10. Web site: Family Barclayaceae - Hierarchy . The Taxonomicon . Universal Taxonomic Services . 25 July 2023.
11. Reveal . J. L. . Chase . M. W. . APG III: Bibliographical Information and Synonymy of Magnoliidae . Phytotaxa . 18 February 2011 . 19 . 1 . 71–134 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.4. free .
12. Borsch . Thomas . Löhne . Cornelia . Wiersema . John . Phylogeny and evolutionary patterns in Nymphaeales: integrating genes, genomes and morphology . Taxon . 57 . 4 . 2008 . 0040-0262 . 10.1002/tax.574004 . 1052 .
13. Book: Endress . P.K. . Friis . E.M. . Early Evolution of Flowers . Springer Vienna . Plant Systematics and Evolution - Supplementa . 2012 . 978-3-7091-6910-0.
14. Juffe Bignoli, D. . 2011 . Barclaya longifolia . 2011 . e.T194024A8877322 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T194024A8877322.en . 4 January 2024.
15. Allen, D.J. . 2011 . Barclaya motleyi . 2011 . e.T194023A8877027 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T194023A8877027.en . 4 January 2024.
16. Book: Les, D. H. . 2001 . https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228042519 . Nymphaeales . Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.
17. Book: Bailey . Mary . Tropical Fishlopaedia: A Complete Guide to Fish Care . Burgess . Peter . 1999 . Ringpress . 978-1-86054-102-5 . en.
18. Book: Alderton, David . Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish . 2019-02-07 . Dorling Kindersley Limited . 978-0-241-44442-9 . en.
19. Book: Miller, Philip . The gardeners dictionary . 1835 . en.