Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Metachlamydeae: Asterales

Menyanthaceae

Mackinder, B. (1990) Menyanthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)

Description of the family

Aquatic herbs. Stipules present. Leaves floating or submerged, alternate or in a rosette, simple (in ours). Flowers in clusters (in ours), generally 5-merous and (in ours) bisexual. Sepals free or ± so. Corolla gamopetalous, lobes membranous, often fimbriate or pilose. Ovary superior, 1-locular with 2(-5) parietal placenta. Fruit capsule, dehiscent or not. Seeds often numerous.

Worldwide: 5 genera and 40 species, cosmopolitan

Botswana: 1 genus and 6 taxa.

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Other sources of information about Menyanthaceae:

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Flora of Caprivi: Menyanthaceae
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Menyanthaceae
Flora of Malawi: Menyanthaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Menyanthaceae
Flora of Zambia: Menyanthaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Menyanthaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Menyanthaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Menyanthaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Menyanthaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Menyanthaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Menyanthaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Menyanthaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Menyanthaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Menyanthaceae
Wikipedia: Menyanthaceae
Plants of the World Online: Menyanthaceae
Tropicos: Menyanthaceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Family page: Menyanthaceae.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=138, retrieved 29 March 2024

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