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70.000 Alisma - Water-plantains
Description of the genus
Leaves erect. Inflorescence compound, pyramidal; flowers and branches in whorls of 4 or more, each whorl subtended by 3 bracts and several smaller bracteoles. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 3, appressed in fruit. Petals 3, longer than the sepals. Stamens 6. Carpels many, free. Achenes many, in a whorl, flattened laterally, ridged abaxially. Derivation of name: an ancient Greek name for water-plantain. Worldwide: 9 species in northern temperate zones and Australia. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| plantago-aquatica L. | C | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Alisma:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: AlismaFlora of Zambia: Alisma
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Alisma
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): AlismaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Alisma
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Alisma
Wikipedia: Alisma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alisma
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Alisma
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