Landoltia

<i>Spirodela punctata</i>

Spirodela punctata

Species of flowering plant in the family Araceae

Spirodela punctata (or Landoltia punctata, common name dotted duckmeat[1]) is a species of duckweed (Lemnoideae). The species is morphologically intermediate between Lemna and other species of Spirodela. In 1999 D.H. Les and D.J. Crawford proposed segregating the species to a new genus Landoltia containing just the species L. punctata, on the basis of biochemical and DNA studies.

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S. punctata originally was found in Australia and South Asia, but today it can also be found in the Southern and Eastern United States.

References

  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Landoltia punctata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 May 2015.


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