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924.000 Heteranthera
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 Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| callifolia Rchb. ex Kunth | N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Heteranthera:
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Flora of Botswana: HeterantheraFlora of Burundi: Heteranthera
Flora of Malawi: Heteranthera
Flora of Mozambique: Heteranthera
Flora of Zambia: Heteranthera
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HeterantheraBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Heteranthera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Heteranthera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Heteranthera
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Heteranthera
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
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