Biology:Nymphoides macrospermum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Nymphoides macrospermum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Species:
N. macrospermum
Binomial name
Nymphoides macrospermum
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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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/194159/0. 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. 

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