Pteridophyta: Salviniales
Salviniaceae
- Kariba weed family
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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the family
Free-floating aquatic plants. Rhizome slender, branched, roots absent or simple, borne singly or in fascicles. Leaves either dimorphic, borne in whorls of three (Salvinia) or alternate in 2 rows ( Azolla); veins free or anastomosing. Sporangia in thin-walled sporocarps on submerged leaves or in axils of submerged lobes; heterosporous. Worldwide: 2 genera and c. 16 species, mostly tropical Zimbabwe: 2 genera and 4 taxa. |
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Azolla Lam. | Description, Image |
Salvinia Ség. | Description, Image |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Salviniaceae. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=202, retrieved 4 December 2024
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