Wolffiella
Genus of duckweeds
| Wolffiella | |
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| Drawings of Wolffiella gladiata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Lemnoideae |
| Genus: | Wolffiella Hegelm. |
| Species | |
| 10, see text[1] | |
Wolffiella is a genus of aquatic plants commonly called duckweeds in the family Araceae. Common names for plants in this genus include bogmat and mud-midget.[2][3] They are rootless and have a keel that allows them to maintain their orientation in the water. They are small, measuring 2 mm (0.08 in) to 10 mm (0.4 in) in width.
Selected species
- Wolffiella caudata
- Wolffiella denticulata
- Wolffiella gladiata
- Wolffiella hyalina
- Wolffiella lingulata
- Wolffiella neotropica
- Wolffiella oblonga
- Wolffiella repanda
- Wolffiella rotunda
- Wolffiella welwitschii
References
Further reading
- Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
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