Cycnogeton is a genus of plants in the family Juncaginaceae described as a genus in 1838.Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1838. Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 2: 210-211 in LatinTropicos, Cycnogeton Endl. It is native to Australia and New Guinea.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Familiesvon Mering, S. & Kadereit, J.W. (2010). Phylogeny, Systematics, and Recircumscription of Juncaginaceae - A Cosmopolitan Wetland Family. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Diversity of the Monocotyledons: 55-79. Aarhus University.
Species The genus consists of the following species:
Cycnogeton alcockiae (Aston) Mering & Kadereit - SA TAS VIC Cycnogeton dubium (R.Br.) Mering & Kadereit - NG NSW QLD NT VIC WA Cycnogeton huegelii Endl. - WA Cycnogeton lineare (Endl.) Sond. - WA Cycnogeton microtuberosum (Aston) Mering & Kadereit - NSW QLD VIC Cycnogeton multifructum (Aston) Mering & Kadereit - NSW QLD VIC SA NT Cycnogeton procerum (R.Br.) Buchenau - NSW QLD VIC SA TAS Cycnogeton rheophilum (Aston) Mering & Kadereit - NSW QLD VIC TAS
Use C. dubium (syn. Triglochin dubium) corm is a source of food for the Yolngu.
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