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Nymphoides parvifolia

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

Nymphoides parvifolia, is an aquatic perennial plant species of floating aquatic plant native to Tropical Asia to N. Australia.[1]

Description

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Floating leaves pale green –brownish green with pinkish tinge; seed surface tuberculated.[2] The flowers are bisexual, 3-4 white petals with yellow throat and toothed edges.[3]

References

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  1. ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77302103-1
  2. ^ Pavisha, P., Pradeep, N.S. and Madhusoodanan, P.V., 2020. Comparative morphology and phenetics of Nymphoides species in Kerala. Plant Science Today, 7(2), pp.233-239.
  3. ^ Pavisha, P., Pradeep, N.S. and Madhusoodanan, P.V., 2020. Comparative morphology and phenetics of Nymphoides species in Kerala. Plant Science Today, 7(2), pp.233-239.