Wolffia arrhiza (L.) Wimm.

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Synonyms: Lemna arrhiza L.
Wolffia michelii Schleid.
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Literature:

Daubs, E.H. (1965). A Monograph of Lemnaceae Illinois Biological Monographs 34 The University of Illinois Press, Urbana. Pages 48 - 49. (Includes a picture).

Haigh, A. & Boyce, P. (2012). Araceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(1) Pages 11 - 12. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 126.

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Flora of Botswana: Wolffia arrhiza
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Wolffia arrhiza
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Wolffia arrhiza
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Wolffia arrhiza.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=191060, retrieved 27 April 2024

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