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Lemna globosa Roxb. Wolffia cylindracea Hegelm. |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Notes: | Daubs (1965) treats this species as conspecific with Wolffia arrhiza. Other authorities consider it separate but have W. cylindracea as the accepted name for African populations while treating W. globosa as an Asian species. |
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| Growth form(s): | Aquatic. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 187. as W. cylindracea and also as possibly W. globosa. Haigh, A. & Boyce, P. (2012). Araceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(1) Page 12. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 93. as Wolffia cylindracea |