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Liparophyllum




  Name ''Liparophyllum''
  Regnum Plant ae
  Divisio Magnoliophyta
  Classis Magnoliopsida
  Ordo Asterales
  Familia Menyanthaceae
  Genus '''''Liparophyllum'''''
  Species '''''L gunnii'''''
  Binomial ''Liparophyllum gunnii''
  Binomial Authority Hookf


''Liparophyllum'' is a Monotypic Genus of aquatic Flowering Plant s in the family Menyanthaceae . The name ''Liparophyllum'' comes from the Greek words ''liparos'', meaning "fat, shiny or oily", and ''phyllon'', meaning "leaf". They are Rhizomatous wetland plants with Alternate linear leaves. Flower s occur singly, and are five-parted and white.

The distribution of ''Liparophyllum gunnii'' is restricted to Tasmania , where it is relatively rare.