Halodule wrightii Asch.

Species code: hw (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Cymodoceaceae > Halodule

Characteristics

Rhizomes round, 0.3-2 mm in diameter, the internodes 0.4-3.5 cm long. Stems erect, to 3.5 cm long; scales elliptic, 0.4-0.5 mm long. Leaves linear; sheath 1-4 cm long and 0.5-2 mm in diameter; blade 1.9-20 cm long and 0.2-1.5 mm wide, narrowed at base, the midrib conspicuous and usually excurrent in a small tooth, the lateral nerves inconspicuous but often ending in a tooth longer than the median tooth, apex bicuspidate to tricuspidate. Flowers and fruits not seen (for description of flowers and fruits, see Hartog, 1964).
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Rhizomes: internodes 0.5----4 cm; scales 4----10 mm. Leaves dark red-brown; sheath 1.5--6 cm ´ 1--2 mm; blade 5--20 cm ´ 0.3--1.5 mm, apex notched or with very prominent, acute median tooth; veins ending in teeth or not. Inflorescences solitary. Staminate flowers: peduncles 10--25 mm; distal anthers ca. 0.5 mm higher than the proximal. Pistillate flowers: styles lateral to terminal. Fruits ovoid to globose, 1.5--2 ´ 1.2--1.8 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
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Sexuality dioecy
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Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Halodule wrightii world distribution map, present in Angola, Åland Islands, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Gabon, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Senegal, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:602957-1
WFO ID wfo-0000769317
COL ID 6KZYS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 627255
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Synonyms

Halodule brasiliensis Halodule beaudettei Diplanthera dawsonii Halodule wrightii Diplanthera beaudettei Diplanthera wrightii