88.000 Lagarosiphon Harv.

Symoens, J.J. (2009) Hydrocharitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)

Description of the genus

Submerged perennial dioecious herbs. Stems branched, weak, to 1 m. Leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, closely arranged so that stem and leaves together have a cylindric outline, ascending or recurved, toothed. Flowers unisexual. Male flowers become detached and free-floating before flowering; female flowers float on surface attached to plant by long perianth tube. Sepals and petals 3, free; stamens or staminodes 3; stigmas 6, 2 per style. Fruit an ovate capsule, beaked at apex.

Worldwide: 9 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar

Botswana: 4 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
cordofanus Casp.	N
ilicifolius Oberm.	N,SE	Description, Image
major (Ridl.) Moss ex V.A. Wager	N	Description, Image
muscoides Harv.	N,SE

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Flora of Zambia: Lagarosiphon
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lagarosiphon
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lagarosiphon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lagarosiphon
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iNaturalist: Lagarosiphon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lagarosiphon
JSTOR Plant Science: Lagarosiphon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lagarosiphon
Plants of the World Online: Lagarosiphon
Tropicos: Lagarosiphon
Wikipedia: Lagarosiphon