95.000 Ottelia Pers.
Symoens, J.J. (2009)
Hydrocharitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)
Description of the genus
Submerged or floating-leaved bisexual (in ours), dioecious or monoecious herbs. Leaves radical. Flowers from a persistent leathery spathe. Sepals 3; petals 3. Fruit a fleshy capsule. Worldwide: 21 species in tropical and warm regions, mainly in the Old World. Malawi: 3 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
exserta (Ridl.) Dandy | S | Description, Image |
fischeri (Gürke) Dandy | S | Description, Image |
ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Ottelia. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=111, retrieved 25 March 2023
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