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Description

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Aquatic herbs. Leaves sagittate at base, erect. Inflorescence a pyramidal panicle, composed of 4-7 whorls; lower whorls bearing female or bisexual flowers; upper bearing mostly male flowers. Sepals boat-shaped, deflexed after flowering. Petals, white, circular, clawed. Stamens 6. Carpels numerous.

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bibliographic citation: Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Limnophyton Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=104
author: Mark Hyde
author: Bart Wursten
author: Petra Ballings

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Limnophyton

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Limnophyton is a genus in the family Alismataceae.^[1] It includes five species from the Old World tropics. Three species are recognized as of May 2014:^[2]

Species

Limnophyton angolense Buchenau in H.G.A.Engler - tropical Africa from Liberia to Sudan to Botswana
Limnophyton fluitans Graebn. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq. - Africa from Liberia to South Africa; Madagascar; India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, Indonesia

References

^ Wilhelm, Miquel, Friedrich Anton (1855-01-01). "Flora van Nederlandsch Indië /". 3. C. G. van der Post; [etc.] {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2016-08-11.

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Limnophyton: Brief Summary

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Limnophyton is a genus in the family Alismataceae. It includes five species from the Old World tropics. Three species are recognized as of May 2014:

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