924.000 Heteranthera Ruiz. & Pav.

Description of the genus

Perennial aquatic herbs; stems creeping and rooting at nodes. Leaves submerged and linear or floating and ovate to reniform or borne on long petioles. Flowers small, in spikes or solitary. Perianth nearly actinomorphic, divided into 6 equal or subequal lobes. Stamens 3, exserted, unequal. Ovule 1-locular or imperfectly 3-locular; ovules numerous. Capsule oblong or linear. Seeds longitudinally ribbed.

Worldwide: c. 10 species, 1 native to tropical Africa, the rest occurring in tropical and subtropical America

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
callifolia Rchb. ex Kunth	N,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Heteranthera
Flora of Burundi: Heteranthera
Flora of Mozambique: Heteranthera
Flora of Zambia: Heteranthera
Flora of Zimbabwe: Heteranthera

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Heteranthera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Heteranthera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Heteranthera
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Heteranthera
JSTOR Plant Science: Heteranthera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Heteranthera
Plants of the World Online: Heteranthera
Tropicos: Heteranthera
Wikipedia: Heteranthera