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Hydrocharitaceae
Literature
Gibbs Russell, G.E. (1977) Keys to Vascular Aquatic Plants in Rhodesia Kirkia 10(2) 411-502
Obermeyer, A.A. (1966) Hydrocharitaceae FSA 1
Simpson, D.S. (1989) Hydrocharitaceae FTEA
Symoens, J.J. (2009) Hydrocharitaceae FZ 12(2)
Description of the family
Aquatic, annual or perennial herbs, submerged or rarely floating. Stipules 0. Flowers unisexual or bisexual, mostly actinomorphic, arranged in a spathe. Perianth tube often present in female and bisexual flowers, usually extending to carry the flower to the water surface. Perianth segments 3 or 6, if 6, differentiated into sepals and petals, sepals and petals free. Stamens 2-many, staminodes often present in female flowers. Ovary inferior, of 2-15 connate carpels, 1(-3)-locular. Styles 2-15. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 15 genera and 80 species, cosmopolitan. |
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Links to genera: (5) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Egeria Planch. | |
| Lagarosiphon Harv. | Description |
| Limnobium Rich. | Description, Image |
| Ottelia Pers. | Description |
| Vallisneria L. | Description |
Other sources of information about Hydrocharitaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: HydrocharitaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hydrocharitaceae
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