58.000 Potamogeton L. - Pondweeds

Description of the genus

Leaves of 2 forms: in many species only submerged, translucent, filiform to lanceolate leaves are produced, in others, floating coriaceous leaf laminae on long petioles are formed as well. Leaves alternate, or the upper, which subtend the spikes, opposite. Stipules present. Fruit a drupe.

Worldwide: c. 90 species, cosmopolitan

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
crispus L.Z,MDescription
octandrus Poir.N,T,MS,MDescription
pusillus L.MSDescription
schweinfurthii A.W. Benn.MS,GI,MDescription

Other sources of information about Potamogeton:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Potamogeton
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Potamogeton
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Potamogeton
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Potamogeton
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Potamogeton
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Potamogeton
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Potamogeton

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Potamogeton.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=98, retrieved 22 May 2013

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