Nymphoides macrospermum

Nymphoides macrospermum is a critically endangered aquatic plant of the family Menyanthaceae endemic to Alwaye in Kerala, India. It is an annual herb which has been observed in paddy fields, lagoons and slowly flowing streams.[1] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[2]

Nymphoides macrospermum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Species:
N. macrospermum
Binomial name
Nymphoides macrospermum
Vasud.Nair

References

  1. Karuppasamy, S. & Rao, M.L.V. (2011). "Nymphoides macrospermum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T194159A8885335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T194159A8885335.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Tippery, Nicholas P.; Les, Donald H. (2011). "Phylogenetic Relationships and Morphological Evolution in Nymphoides (Menyanthaceae)". Systematic Botany. 36 (4): 1101–1113. doi:10.1600/036364411X605092. S2CID 83643283.
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