204.300 Salvinia Ség.

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Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca

Description of the genus

Free-floating aquatic plants. Rhizome roots absent. Leaves dimorphic, borne in whorls of three, consisting of 2 simple floating leaves and a strongly branched submerged leaf; veins anastomosing. Sporangia in thin-walled sporocarps on submerged leaves.

Derivation of name: salvinia: named after Antonio Salvini (1653-1729)

Worldwide: c. 10 species in tropical and warm temperate zones

Mozambique: 2 taxa.

Salvinia molesta

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
hastata Desv.N,Z,MSDescription
molesta D.S.Mitch.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Salvinia:

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Flora of Botswana: Salvinia
Flora of Caprivi: Salvinia
Flora of Malawi: Salvinia
Flora of Zambia: Salvinia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Salvinia

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Salvinia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Salvinia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Salvinia
Wikipedia: Salvinia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Salvinia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Salvinia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Salvinia.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=88, retrieved 25 March 2023

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