70.000 Alisma L. - Water-plantains

Description of the genus

Leaves erect. Inflorescence compound, pyramidal; flowers and branches in whorls of 4 or more, each whorl subtended by 3 bracts and several smaller bracteoles. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 3, appressed in fruit. Petals 3, longer than the sepals. Stamens 6. Carpels many, free. Achenes many, in a whorl, flattened laterally, ridged abaxially.

Derivation of name: an ancient Greek name for water-plantain.

Worldwide: 9 species in northern temperate zones and Australia.

Burundi: 1 taxon.

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Species		Content
plantago-aquatica L.		Description, Image

Other sources of information about Alisma:

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Flora of Botswana: Alisma
Flora of Zambia: Alisma
Flora of Zimbabwe: Alisma
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Alisma

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Alisma
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Alisma
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Alisma
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Alisma
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Alisma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alisma
JSTOR Plant Science: Alisma
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alisma
Plants of the World Online: Alisma
Tropicos: Alisma
Wikipedia: Alisma