Araceae
Lemna

Lemna valdiviana Phil.

First published in Linnaea 33: 239 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is America. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used for food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 2700 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, acuática
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean. Elevation range: 0–2700 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Córdoba, Cundinamarca.
Habit
Herb, Aquatic.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011. araceae.e-monocot.org

Distribution

Rather humid regions of America with oceanic climate (no low winter temperatures).

General Description

Fronds 1-5 mm long, 0.6-3.0 mm wide, 1 1/3-3 times as long as wide, occasionally somewhat pointed, 4-20 coher together, often submerged; air spaces in only 1 layer, rarely extended further to the tip than 2/3 of the distance from the node to the tip (flowering fronds with more extended aerenchymatic tissue); nerve mostly pronounced, longer than the extension of the air spaces or at least running through 3/4 of the distance between the node and the tip; forming mostly a distinct angle with the tract of elongated cells at the base (frond at the base distinctly asymmetric) . Flowers and fruits. Plants occasionally flowering and fruiting. style about 0.2 mm long; fruit 1.0-1.35 mm long, 0.7-0.9 mm wide; seed 0.6- 0.8 mm long, 0.4-0.6 mm thick, with 15-29 ribs.

[CATE]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192003502/192139619

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64316939/67729952

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58127790/58127793

Conservation
NT - near threatened
[IUCN]

Uses

Use Food
Used for food.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0