本属由德国博物学家约翰·克里斯丁·丹尼尔·冯·施雷贝尔(Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber)于1789年所命名。
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Brasenia 蓴菜属
Brasenia is a genus belonging to the family Cabombaceae, consisting of one extant species, Brasenia schreberi. It is widely distributed in North America, the West Indies, northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana), eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Primorye), Australia, the Indian Subcontinent, and parts of Africa.