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0060.010 Thalassodendron
Description of the genus
Marine herbs with robust, woody, sympodial rhizomes. Stems erect, ± unbranched, bearing 6-8 leaves, arising at intervals of 4 internodes. Leaves: sheath clasping stem; lamina shed together with the sheath, linear, parallel-veined; margin ± serrate; apex rounded, sometimes emarginate. Flowers solitary, terminal, enclosed by 3-4 leafy bracts. Fruit of 1 ovary and a fleshy bract. Germination usually viviparous. Worldwide: 2 species: T. ciliatum widespread in tropical west Indian Ocean; T. pachyrhizum in temperate W Australia Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| ciliatum (Forssk.) Hartog | N,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| leptocaule Maria C.Duarte, Bandeira & Romeiras[NrEnd] | M |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ThalassodendronBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Thalassodendron
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Thalassodendron
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Thalassodendron
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iNaturalist: Thalassodendron
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Thalassodendron
JSTOR Plant Science: Thalassodendron
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Thalassodendron
Plants of the World Online: Thalassodendron
Tropicos: Thalassodendron
Wikipedia: Thalassodendron
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