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Limnophyton

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Limnophyton is a genus in the family Alismataceae. It includes five species from the Old World tropics. Three species are recognized as of May 2014:

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAlismatales
  5. FamilyAlismataceae
Native toAngola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo
Observations30
Observations recorded1,275

General: A genus of 3 species of which Limnophyton angolense has

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
9
With media
8
Family
Alismataceae
Collections
US, MO
Recorded in
Sudan, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Nigeria

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Alismataceae
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Limnophyton obtusifolium 8305.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

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Limnophyton is a genus in the family Alismataceae. It includes five species from the Old World tropics. Three species are recognized as of May 2014:

==Species== Limnophyton angolense Buchenau in H.G.A.Engler - tropical Africa from Liberia to Sudan to Botswana Limnophyton fluitans Graebn. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq. - Africa from Liberia to South Africa; Madagascar; India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, Indonesia

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