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795.000 Lemna
Description of the genus
Discoid, floating aquatics. Root long, solitary. Thalli solitary or a few cohering, rounded to linear-lanceolate, flat or gibbous; nerves 1-5(-7). Budding pouch 1. Inflorescence of 1 female and 2 male flowers enclosed in a membranous spathe. Anther 2-thecous. Fruit 1-6-seeded. Seeds longitudinally ribbed. Worldwide: 7 species, cosmopolitan |
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Other sources of information about Lemna:
Flora of Mozambique: LemnaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Lemna
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Lemna
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Lemna
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lemna
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Lemna
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Lemna
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