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95.000 Ottelia
Symoens, J.J. (2009) Hydrocharitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)
Description of the genus
Submerged or floating-leaved bisexual (in ours), dioecious or monoecious herbs. Leaves radical. Flowers from a persistent leathery spathe. Sepals 3; petals 3. Fruit a fleshy capsule. Worldwide: 21 species in tropical and warm regions, mainly in the Old World. Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| exserta (Ridl.) Dandy | N,E,S | Description, Image |
| muricata (C.H. Wright) Dandy | N | Description, Image |
| ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Ottelia:
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Flora of Botswana: OtteliaFlora of Caprivi: Ottelia
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Ottelia
Flora of Malawi: Ottelia
Flora of Mozambique: Ottelia
Flora of Zambia: Ottelia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OtteliaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ottelia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ottelia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ottelia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ottelia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ottelia
JSTOR Plant Science: Ottelia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ottelia
Plants of the World Online: Ottelia
Tropicos: Ottelia
Wikipedia: Ottelia
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