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6545.000 Nymphoides - Floating hearts
LIMNANTHEMUM S.G. Gmel.
Description of the genus
Aquatic herbs. Leaves simple and ovate or ± circular (in ours). Flowers in clusters at the nodes (in ours), 5(-8)-merous. Capsule developing under water, dehiscent. Derivation of name: resembling the genus of water-lilies, Nymphaea. Worldwide: 20 species, cosmopolitan. Zimbabwe: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| brevipedicellata (Vatke) A. Raynal | W,C | |
| forbesiana (Griseb.) Kuntze | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| indica (L.) Kuntze subsp. occidentalis A. Raynal | W,C | Description, Image |
| rautanenii (N.E. Br.) A. Raynal | W | |
| thunbergiana (Griseb.) Kuntze | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Nymphoides:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: NymphoidesFlora of Caprivi: Nymphoides
Flora of Malawi: Nymphoides
Flora of Mozambique: Nymphoides
Flora of Zambia: Nymphoides
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): NymphoidesFlora Zambesiaca web site: Nymphoides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Nymphoides
Wikipedia: Nymphoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Nymphoides
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Nymphoides
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