Biology:Inversodicraea koukoutamba

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Inversodicraea koukoutamba
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Inversodicraea
Species:
I. koukoutamba
Binomial name
Inversodicraea koukoutamba
Cheek[2]

Inversodicraea koukoutamba is a flowering plant in the family Podostemaceae discovered in Guinea, Africa in the Bafing River. The family is known as the 'orchids of the falls' (although not orchids).[3] It is a rubbery aquatic plant which can grow up to 20 m (66 ft).[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q89015518 entry