72.000 Limnophyton Miq.

Description of the genus

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.

Worldwide: 4 species in Old World tropics.

Burundi: 2 taxa.

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Species		Content
angolense Buchenau		Description, Image
obtusifolium (L.) Miq.		Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Limnophyton
Flora of Caprivi: Limnophyton
Flora of Malawi: Limnophyton
Flora of Mozambique: Limnophyton
Flora of Zambia: Limnophyton
Flora of Zimbabwe: Limnophyton

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