Lemna aequinoctialis
Lemna aequinoctialis, the lesser duckweed,[2] is a tiny, floating aquatic plant found in quiet waters in tropical and subtropical regions. Fronds are generally 3-nerved, green, up to 6 mm long. Flowers are 1-ovulate, the small utricular scale open on one side. Seeds have 8–26 ribs.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Lemna |
| Species: | L. aequinoctialis |
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Lemna paucicostata Hegelm. | |
References
- Gupta, A.K. & Beentje, H.J. (2017). Lemna aequinoctialis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T164404A67784368. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T164404A67784368.en. Downloaded on 27 October 2018.
- "Lemna aequinoctialis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Landolt, E. Lemnaceae, Duckweed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 26:10-14.
External links
- Lemna aequinoctialis in Flora of North America
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Lemna aequinoctialis". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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