Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Aquatic herbs, rooted or free-floating. Leaves spirally arranged, sheathing at base, often dimorphic: emergent leaves with a long, sometimes swollen, petiole and a spathulate, circular or ovate, cordate or hastate, lamina; submerged leaves linear. Inflorescence racemose or spicate. Bracts 0. Flowers bisexual. Perianth of 6 parts, in 2 series, united in a tube below, petaloid. Stamens (1-)3-6, dimorphic. Ovary superior, (1-)3-locular, with 1-many ovules. Fruit a capsule or nut (Pontederia).
- 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). Pontederiaceae Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=183
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
