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Limnobium
Steyermark, J.A., Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) (1999) Limnobium Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, vol. 5. Missouri Botanical Garden Press
Description of the genus
Perennial, glabrous aquatic herbs. Roots 1 at each node with prominent root-hairs. Leaves floating, with a spongy layer of tissue on the underside; petioles long. Inflorescences unisexual. Male inflorescences sessile or pedunculate with flowers projecting above the water; sepals 3, greenish-white to yellowish; petals 3; stamens in 1-6 whorls of 3 with filaments united in a column. Female inflorescences usually sessile with fewer flowers; sepals and petals similar to those of male flowers; staminodes 2-6; ovary with 3-9 united carpels. Fruit ellipsoid to spherical, beaked. Worldwide: 2 species, occurring in the eastern USA, Mexico, West Indies and C and S America |
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| laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Heine | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Limnobium:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): LimnobiumFlora Zambesiaca web site: Limnobium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Limnobium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Limnobium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Limnobium
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Limnobium
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