Vallisneria

== Translingual == === Etymology === Named after Antonio Vallisneri, Italian naturalist. === Proper noun === Vallisneria f A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrocharitaceae – freshwater eelgrasses, widespread in tropical environments, especially in the Old World. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Hydrocharitaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Vallisneria spiralis - type species; Vallisneria americana, Vallisneria australis - selected species; for other accepted species see Vallisneria at The Plant List. === Further reading === Vallisneria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vallisneria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Vallisneria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Vallisneria at USDA Plants database Vallisneria at Tropicos Vallisneria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Vallisneria at National Center for Biotechnology Information Vallisneria at Germplasm Resources Information Network Vallisneria at The Plant List