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Pistia stratiotes
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Musikadzi River, Gorongosa National Park
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Paradise Pan along road no2, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Common names: | Water lettuce (English) |
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| Status: | Introduced. |
| Description: |
Free-floating aquatic herb. Leaves in a rosette, densely velvety; base cuneate; apex truncate to emarginate; primary veins prominent, parallel. Inflorescences small, hidden among the leaves. Flowers unisexual; perianth segments absent. Fruit a small dehiscent berry. |
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| Habitat: | In slow flowing or stagnant waterbodies, often forming extensive floating colonies to the exclusion of most other plants. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread throughout the tropics. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 15 August 2008 |
| Literature: |
Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, S Africa. Page 24. (Includes a picture). Mayo, S.J. (1985). Araceae FTEA Pages 66 - 68. (Includes a picture). Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 29. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Page 506. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Pistia stratiotes:
African Plant Database: Pistia stratiotesBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Pistia stratiotes
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Pistia stratiotes
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Pistia stratiotes
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pistia stratiotes
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pistia stratiotes
JSTOR Plant Science: Pistia stratiotes
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pistia stratiotes
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Pistia stratiotes
Tropicos: Pistia stratiotes
West African Plants database: Pistia stratiotes
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