6545.000 Nymphoides - Floating hearts
LIMNANTHEMUM S.G. Gmel.
Description of the genus
Aquatic herbs. Leaves simple and ovate or ± circular (in ours). Flowers in clusters at the nodes (in ours), 5(-8)-merous. Capsule developing under water, dehiscent. Derivation of name: resembling the genus of water-lilies, Nymphaea. Worldwide: 20 species, cosmopolitan. Botswana: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| brevipedicellata (Vatke) A. Raynal | N | |
| forbesiana (Griseb.) Kuntze | N | Description, Image |
| rautanenii (N.E. Br.) A. Raynal | N | |
| senegalensis (G.Don) Tippery | N | Description, Image |
| tenuissima A.Raynal | ||
| thunbergiana (Griseb.) Kuntze | N | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Nymphoides:
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Flora of Burundi: NymphoidesFlora of Caprivi: Nymphoides
Flora of the DRC: Nymphoides
Flora of Malawi: Nymphoides
Flora of Mozambique: Nymphoides
Flora of Rwanda: Nymphoides
Flora of Zambia: Nymphoides
Flora of Zimbabwe: Nymphoides
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): NymphoidesBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Nymphoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Nymphoides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Nymphoides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Nymphoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Nymphoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Nymphoides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Nymphoides
Plants of the World Online: Nymphoides
Tropicos: Nymphoides
Wikipedia: Nymphoides