Anubias
Anubias is a genus of tropical plants in the family Araceae.[1] Members of this genus are popular as aquarium plants. Because of the often shady places where the plants grow, the genus was named after the Egyptian god Anubis, the god of the afterlife.[1] The genus was first described in 1857 by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, with A. afzelii as its type species.[2] Besides A. afzelii, the genus has the following species: A. barteri, A. gigantea, A. gilletii, A. gracilis, A. hastifolia, A. heterophylla, and A. pynaertii.[3]
| Anubias | |
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| Anubias barteri var. nana on a bogwood (top view) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Anubiadeae |
| Genus: | Anubias Schott |
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| A. afzelii Schott
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Amauriella Rendle | |
Anubias Media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crusio, W. (1979). "A revision of Anubias Schott (Araceae). (Primitiae Africanae XII)". Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen. 79 (14): 1–48. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ Schott, H. (December 1857). "Aroideen Skizzen". Österreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt (in Deutsch and Latina). 7 (50): 398–399. doi:10.1007/BF02071618. S2CID 263983601.
{{cite journal}}: Check|s2cid=value (help) - ↑ Crusio WE (1987). "Die Gattung Anubias SCHOTT (Araceae)". Aqua Planta (in Deutsch). Sonderheft (1): 1–44.