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Pontederiaceae

Pontederiaceae
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Charles N. Horn in Flora of North America (vol. 26)
Herbs, annual or perennial, aquatic, rooted in mud or free-floating. Stems of 2 types, vegetative and flowering; vegetative stems indeterminate, bearing many leaves, glabrous; flowering stems determinate, usually emersed, bearing single leaf, spathe, and terminal inflorescence. Leaves of 2 types, sessile and petiolate; stipule marcescent, apex truncate, associated with petiolate leaves only; sessile leaves submersed or rarely emersed, forming basal rosette or alternate on elongate stem, blade linear to occasionally oblanceolate, base sheathing, margins entire; petiolate leaves floating or emersed, blade cordate, reniform, or ovate. Inflorescences paniculate, spicate, umbellate, or 1-flowered; spathes bractlike, folded or clasping, commonly with acute to caudate extension. Flowers sessile, 3-merous; perianth with tepals connate proximally, yellow, blue, mauve, or white, tube tubular or funnelform, limb 6-lobed; stamens 3 or 6, adnate to perianth; pistils 3-locular, 1 or 3 developing to maturity; placentation parietal or basal; ovules 1-many. Fruits capsular or utriculate. Seeds smooth or with longitudinal wings.
Eichhornia azurea
Media resource of Eichhornia azurea
Eichhornia crassipes
Media resource of Eichhornia crassipes
Eichhornia diversifolia
Media resource of Eichhornia diversifolia
Eichhornia heterosperma
Media resource of Eichhornia heterosperma
Eichhornia paniculata
Media resource of Eichhornia paniculata
Eichhornia paradoxa
Media resource of Eichhornia paradoxa
Eurystemon mexicanus
Media
not available
Heteranthera callifolia
Media resource of Heteranthera callifolia
Heteranthera dubia
Media resource of Heteranthera dubia
Heteranthera limosa
Media resource of Heteranthera limosa
Heteranthera lutea
Media
not available
Heteranthera mexicana
Media resource of Heteranthera mexicana
Heteranthera missouriensis
Media resource of Heteranthera missouriensis
Heteranthera multiflora
Media resource of Heteranthera multiflora
Heteranthera oblongifolia
Media resource of Heteranthera oblongifolia
Heteranthera pauciflora
Media resource of Heteranthera pauciflora
Heteranthera peduncularis
Media resource of Heteranthera peduncularis
Heteranthera reniformis
Media resource of Heteranthera reniformis
Heteranthera rotundifolia
Media resource of Heteranthera rotundifolia
Heteranthera seubertiana
Media resource of Heteranthera seubertiana
Heteranthera spicata
Media resource of Heteranthera spicata
Heteranthera zosterifolia
Media resource of Heteranthera zosterifolia
Leptanthus gramineus
Media resource of Leptanthus gramineus
Monochoria africana
Media
not available
Monochoria brevipetiolata
Media
not available
Monochoria hastata
Media resource of Monochoria hastata
Monochoria vaginalis
Media resource of Monochoria vaginalis
Piaropus diversifolius
Media
not available
Piaropus paniculatus
Media
not available
Pontederia cordata
Media resource of Pontederia cordata
Pontederia cyanea
Media
not available
Pontederia korsakowii
Media
not available
Pontederia lancifolia
Media resource of Pontederia lancifolia
Pontederia natans
Media resource of Pontederia natans
Pontederia paniculata
Media resource of Pontederia paniculata
Pontederia parviflora
Media resource of Pontederia parviflora
Pontederia rotundifolia
Media resource of Pontederia rotundifolia
Pontederia sagittata
Media resource of Pontederia sagittata
Pontederia subovata
Media resource of Pontederia subovata
Pontederia triflora
Media resource of Pontederia triflora
Pontederia vaginalis
Media
not available
Reussia rotundifolia
Media
not available
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