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Limnocharitaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Hydrocleys nymphoides (Wiild.) Buchenau

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Limnocharitaceae Takht. ex Cronq.

  • Country of Origin: tropical South America
  • Habitat:

  • Description: [syn Limnocharis Humboldtii L. Rich.]

    Stems prostrate, rooting; leaves clustered, blades mostly floating, broadly ovate or elliptic, cordate, 2-3 inches across; flowers showy, 2 inches across, long-peduncled, in clusters.

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199700006
  • Source: Don Les
  • Accession Date: 02-03-1997
  • Bench: 2312 - NZ/Australia - Low
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-30-2010
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Alismatales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Limnocharitaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References:

Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976

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