204.300 Salvinia Ség.

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Description of the genus

Free-floating aquatic plants. Rhizome roots absent. Leaves dimorphic, borne in whorls of three, consisting of 2 simple floating leaves and a strongly branched submerged leaf; veins anastomosing. Sporangia in thin-walled sporocarps on submerged leaves.

Derivation of name: salvinia: named after Antonio Salvini (1653-1729)

Worldwide: c. 10 species in tropical and warm temperate zones

Mozambique: 2 taxa.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
hastata Desv.	N,Z,MS	Description
molesta D.S.Mitch.		Description, Image

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