familyAponogetonaceae
genusAponogeton
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Aponogeton
Supplementum Plantarum 32.; 214. 1782.
Etymology: Greek, from aquatic habitat
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Scheuchzeria palustris Aponogeton distachyos Lilaea scilloides | John Myers John Myers John Myers |
Herbs with milky sap. Leaves sheathing at base; axillary scales present. Inflorescences branched [unbranched], projected above water. Flowers bilaterally symmetric, sessile; stamens 6–18– [50]; filaments distinct; anthers 2-locular; pistils 2–6 [–9], sessile. Fruits: beak terminal [lateral], curved or straight. Seeds: endosperm absent; seed-coat single or double. x = 8.
Distribution
North America, native, Africa, tropical regions, Eastern Hemisphere
Discussion
Species 47 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"not elongating" is not a number.
... more about "Aponogeton"
dehiscing +
distinct +
absent +
terminal +
ovate;narrowly lanceolate +
straight +
absent +
distinct +
sessile +
symmetric +
absent +
bisexual +
branched +
petiolate +
sheathing +
alternate +
floating +
anatropous +
basal-marginal +
not spiraling +
absent +
sessile +
distinct +
2;6 +
ellipsoid +
Supplementum Plantarum +
1782 +
milky +
ligulate +
circular +
not auriculate +
2;3 +
not persisting +
longer +
pedunculate +
not epitepalous +
6;18 +
Aponogeton +
Aponogetonaceae +
genus +
absent +
perennial +