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921.000 Eichhornia
Description of the genus
Perennial aquatic herbs, rooted or free-floating. Leaves emergent (in ours), floating or submerged; petiole sometimes markedly swollen; lamina linear in some submerged forms, otherwise ovate to ± circular. Flowers 1-several-flowered racemes or spikes. Perianth funnel-shaped, zygomorphic, with a ± curved tube and 6 subequal spreading lobes. Stamens 6. Ovary 3-locular; ovules numerous. Capsule fusiform, covered with withering and persistent perianth. Seeds numerous, small, finely ribbed. Worldwide: 7 species in tropical America |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| crassipes (Mart.) Solms | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| natans (P. Beauv.) Solms | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,S |
Other sources of information about Eichhornia:
Flora of Mozambique: EichhorniaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Eichhornia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Eichhornia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Eichhornia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eichhornia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Eichhornia
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Eichhornia
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