Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Submerged perennial dioecious
herbs. Leaves linear, radical, sessile,
lacking a midrib; tip obtuse; margin entire or minutely serrate. Flowers unisexual, floating. Male flowers free-floating on surface; female flowers floating, attached to plant by long peduncle. Sepals
3. Petals 1 (male) or 3 (female), minute. Fruit a narrow cylindric capsule.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Vallisneria Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=110
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
