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Ottelia

Ottelia
Ottelia alismoides W IMG 0915.jpg
Ottelia alismoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Subfamily: Anacharioideae
Genus: Ottelia
Pers. 1805 not R.Hedw. 1806
Synonyms
  • Damasonium Schreb. 1789, illegitimate homonym, not Mill. 1754 (Hydrocharitaceae) nor Adans. 1789 (syn of Limnocharis in Alismataceae)
  • Hymenotheca Salisb.
  • Boottia Wall.
  • Oligolobos Gagnep.
  • Xystrolobos Gagnep.
  • Beneditaea Toledo

Ottelia is a genus of an aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1805. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, South America, and Australia.

Flower of Ottelia alismoides



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