Zeylanidium Explained

Zeylanidium are a genus of flowering plants in the riverweed family Podostemaceae, native to Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Thailand. They have caducous leaves and either crustose or ribbonshaped thalli.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Zeylanidium barberi (Willis) C.Cusset → Possibly Podostemum barberi Willis^[1]
• Zeylanidium crustaceum M.Kato
• Zeylanidium johnsonii (Wight) Engl. (doubtful)^[1]
• Zeylanidium lichenoides (Kurz) Engl.
• Zeylanidium maheshwarii C.J.Mathew & Satheesh
• Zeylanidium manasiae R.Krishnan, P.Khanduri & R.Tandon^[1]
• Zeylanidium olivaceum (Gardner) Engl.
• Zeylanidium sessile (Willis) C.D.K.Cook & Rutish.
• Zeylanidium subulatum (Gardner) C.Cusset → Possibly Podostemum subulatum Gardner^[1]
• Zeylanidium tailichenoides M.Kato & Koi

Notes and References

1. 10.3897/phytokeys.124.33453 . Zeylanidium manasiae, a new species of Podostemaceae based on molecular and morphological data from Kerala, India . 2019 . Krishnan . Remya . Khanduri . Priyanka . Tandon . Rajesh . 195227588 . PhytoKeys . 124 . 23–38 . 31231162 . 6579786 . free .