[FTEA]
Pontederiaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- Erect or floating aquatic herbs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves with floating and/or emersed blades, sheathing at the base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers hermaphrodite, regular or slightly irregularly two-lipped, arranged in racemes, spikes, panicles or sub-umbellate inflorescences subtended by a spathe-like leaf-sheath or solitary (Eichhornia)
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth hypogynous, petaloid, divided into 6 lobes more or less arranged in two series, united at the base or free
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Stamens 1, 3, or 6, equal or unequal, inserted on the perianth; filaments free; anthers dithecous, opening by longitudinal slits or rarely by terminal pores
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
- Ovary superior, 3-locular with axile placentas or unilocular with 3 parietal placentas; style entire or lobed; ovules anatropous, numerous to solitary
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a capsule opening by 3 valves, or an indehiscent achene
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds longitudinally ribbed, with copious endosperm
[FWTA]
Pontederiaceae, F.N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- Aquatic erect or floating herbs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves with floating or immersed blades sheathing at the base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, arranged in racemes or panicles subtended by a spathe-like leaf-sheath; bracts minute or absent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth hypogynous, corolline; lobes 6 or 4, sub-biseriate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Stamens 6 or 3, rarely 1, inserted on the perianth, sometimes somewhat unequal in length or 1 the longest of all; filaments free; anthers 2-locular, opening lengthwise by slits or rarely by pores
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
- Ovules numerous to solitary and then pendulous Ovary superior, 3-locular, with axile placentas or 1-locular with 3 parietal placentas; style entire or shortly lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a capsule opening by 3 valves, or indehiscent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds ribbed, with copious endosperm
Pontederiaceae Kunth appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1(3): 265(ed. qto.). 1816 [4-11 May 1816] (as "Pontedereae") (1816)
Accepted by
- APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
Flora of West Tropical Africa
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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