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58.000 Potamogeton - Pondweeds
Description of the genus
Leaves of 2 forms: in many species only submerged, translucent, filiform to lanceolate leaves are produced, in others, floating coriaceous leaf laminae on long petioles are formed as well. Leaves alternate, or the upper, which subtend the spikes, opposite. Stipules present. Fruit a drupe. Worldwide: c. 90 species, cosmopolitan |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| crispus L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,S | Description |
| nodosus Poir. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| octandrus Poir. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| pusillus L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,E | Description |
| richardii Solms | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,E | |
| schweinfurthii A.W. Benn. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | Description |
| trichoides Cham. & Schltdl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E | Description |
Other sources of information about Potamogeton:
Flora of Mozambique: PotamogetonePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Potamogeton
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Potamogeton
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Potamogeton
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Potamogeton
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Potamogeton
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Potamogeton
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