WorldFloraDB - Nymphoides tenuissima

Characteristics

Seeds 1.3–1.6 mm. long, broadly elliptic-ovate, flattened, often finely tuberculate.

More

Corolla white, 5–7 mm. long, lobes fimbriate villous on edges and midvein.

Lamina 2.4–5.8 x 2.1–4.7 cm., mostly ovate with an open sinus.

Capsule globose, just exceeding the calyx, (5)10–15 seeded.

Flowers 7–10(15), homostylous; pedicels 7–8(15) mm. long.

Petiole short, less than half as long as lamina.

Calyx c. 3 mm. long appressed to the corolla.

Small annual without stolons.

Life form
Growth form	herb
Growth support	aquatic
Foliage retention	-
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	-
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color	-
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Nymphoides tenuissima world distribution map, present in Botswana and Zambia

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:581708-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001084004
COL ID	486RK
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Nymphoides tenuissima