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 826 ribs.[3]

Lemna aequinoctialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Lemna
Species:
L. aequinoctialis
Binomial name
Lemna aequinoctialis
Synonyms

Lemna paucicostata Hegelm.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Lemna aequinoctialis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. Landolt, E. Lemnaceae, Duckweed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 26:10-14.


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