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794.000 Spirodela Schleid.

Description of the genus

Discoid, floating aquatics. Roots short, 3-18, clustered. Thalli solitary or a few cohering temporarily, reniform to rounded or obovate, flat or inflated, often reddish below; nerves 3-15. Budding pouches 2. Inflorescence of 1 female and 2 male flowers enclosed in a membranous spathe. Anther 2-thecous. Seeds longitudinally ribbed or smooth.

Worldwide: 4 species, cosmopolitan

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.N,S

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Flora of Mozambique: Spirodela
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Wikipedia: Spirodela
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Spirodela.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=306, retrieved 21 November 2024

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