Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid
Details
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid (1839)
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid
Nomenclature
Horkel ex Schleid
Schleid
1839
conserved
ICN
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid
genus
Wolffia
Classification
Subordinates
Descriptions
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid
Infl. in a cavity opening on the upper surface; one male and one female fl. together, without spathe. Ovule 1. Fr. spherical. Seed smooth; operculum prominent. Plants floating on water surface, budding from pouch at narrow end, platelets solitary or in twos. Platelets globose to ovoid, ± flat on top. Root absent. No red-purple pigment. About 8 spp., predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas.
Taxonomic concepts
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid
Metadata
9450cbd8-1424-4a54-9d0e-33536d481288
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
12 July 2011