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Spirodela

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Spirodela
Spirodela

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Spirodela

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Alismatales
Araceae
Spirodela

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Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Spirodela

Plants floating on water surface, budding from lateral pouches, 3-5 or more platelets remaining attached together. Platelets orbicular to obovate in outline, pigmented red-purple on one or both surfaces, ± asymmetric, nerves absent or present. Roots 2-15 in a group. Inflorescence in lateral pouch, enclosed in spathe. Ovules 1-4. Fruit slightly winged. Seed longitudinally ribbed and transversely striate or smooth. Spp. 6, mostly widespread. Adventive sp. 1.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Spirodela

Infl. in lateral pouch, enclosed in spathe. Ovules 1–4. Fr. slightly winged. Seed longitudinally ribbed and transversely striate or smooth. Plants floating on water surface, budding from lateral pouches, 3–5 or more platelets remaining attached together. Platelets orbicular to obovate in outline, ± asymmetric; nerves absent or present. Roots 2–15, in a group. All spp. pigmented red-purple on one or both surfaces. About 5 spp., mostly widespread.

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Spirodela
Spirodela
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)
Spirodela
Spirodela
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Spirodela
Araceae Juss.
Spirodela
Spirodela
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)

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1 January 2000
12 July 2011
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