204.400 Azolla Lam.
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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the genus
Free-floating aquatic plants; rhizomes slender, roots simple. Leaves alternate in 2 rows, equally lobed with submerged lobe containing cavities with cyanobacteria and a chlorophyllous floating lobe, veins free. Sori in sporocarps borne in axils of submerged lobes.
Derivation of name: azo: dry, ollyo: to kill; plants are killed by drought Comment: Some authors place the genus Azolla within the family of the Azollaceae. Recent literature (Roux 2009, Crouch 2011) however include the genus Azolla within the Salviniaceae.
Worldwide: c.6 species in tropical and warm areas, introduced in many ares Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
filiculoides Lam. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
nilotica Decne. ex Mett. | N,W | Description, Image |
pinnata R. Br. subsp. africana (Desv.) R.M.K. Saunders & K. Fowler | N,W | Description, Image |
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