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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Sungai Ara, Penang, Malaysia.
Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae. CN: [Malay - Kiambang], Nile-cabbage, Tropical-duckweed, Water-cabbage, Water-lettuce. Indigenous to most of the world's tropical regions. Uses as ornamental, animal food, Methane fuel, weed. A problematic aquatic weed clogging waterways, fish ponds and rice fields. Plant a monotypic species, thick, soft leaves that form a rosette. It floats on the surface of the water, its roots hanging submersed beneath floating leaves. The leaves can be up to 14 cm long and have no stem. They are light green, with parallel veins, wavy margins and are covered in short hairs which form basket-like structures which trap air bubbles, increasing the plant's buoyancy. Botanic details in Wiki. Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?102491en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistia
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Tikal, Peten, Guatemala
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Family:AraceaeLocal name: anthara tamaraA floating water plant inditches and ponds. It has balancing roots to float on the water, and stem modified to off set, a tiny 5 m.m white spadix is seen in the plant. The plant is used to treat skin diseases
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Sungai Ara, Penang, Malaysia.
Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae. CN: [Malay - Kiambang], Nile-cabbage, Tropical-duckweed, Water-cabbage, Water-lettuce. Indigenous to most of the world's tropical regions. Uses as ornamental, animal food, Methane fuel, weed. A problematic aquatic weed clogging waterways, fish ponds and rice fields. Plant a monotypic species, thick, soft leaves that form a rosette. It floats on the surface of the water, its roots hanging submersed beneath floating leaves. The leaves can be up to 14 cm long and have no stem. They are light green, with parallel veins, wavy margins and are covered in short hairs which form basket-like structures which trap air bubbles, increasing the plant's buoyancy. Botanic details in Wiki. Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?102491en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistia
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North Thailand: Doi Suthep near Chiangmai
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Category hierarchy: Management | Parks & Protected Areas | Other ProtectionsDescription: Aquatic plants typical of still waters, ponds, and shallow wetlands: duckweeds, Water lettuce, and Watermoss.Capture device: Camera: Canon EOS digital Rebel XTICapture details: with Canon zoom lense EF 75-300 mmOriginal date: 20080912Locality: Latitude: 2.916820000000000e+001; Longitude: -8.152140000000000e+001
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Category hierarchy: Management | Parks & Protected Areas | Other ProtectionsDescription: Aquatic plants typical of still waters, ponds, and shallow wetlands: duckweeds, Water lettuce, and Watermoss.Capture device: Camera: Canon EOS digital Rebel XTICapture details: with Canon zoom lense EF 75-300 mmOriginal date: 20080912Locality: Latitude: 2.916820000000000e+001; Longitude: -8.152140000000000e+001
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Category hierarchy: Management | Parks & Protected Areas | Other ProtectionsDescription: Aquatic plants typical of still waters, ponds, and shallow wetlands: duckweeds, Water lettuce, and Watermoss.Capture device: Camera: Fuji FinePix S3100Capture details: Lens: Fujinon 6x optical zoom lens; Effective pixels 4.0 millionOriginal date: 20080912Locality: Latitude: 2.916820000000000e+001; Longitude: -8.152140000000000e+001