WorldFloraDB - Rotala cordipetala

Characteristics

Leaves 1–3 × 1–2·5 mm., decussate, ± reddish, sessile, the submerged ones up to 3 x 1 mm., oblong, ovate or rounded-ovate, the upper ones 3 × 2·5 mm., subcircular, obtuse or rounded at the apex, cordate at the base, obscurely penninerved.

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Stems thick, 2–4 mm. in diameter at the base, simple, reddish towards the apex; lower internodes c. 1·5 cm. long, the upper ones very short, the leaves densely imbricate and crowded at the summit.

Flowers 4-merous, c. 2 mm. long, solitary in the axils of the upper leaves, sessile; bracteoles c. 0·5 mm. long, subulate, scarious.

Petals 4, 1–1·25 × 1–1·25 mm., persistent, ovate or subcircular, rounded or emarginate at the apex, cordate at the base.

Calyx c. 2 mm. long, campanulate; calyx-tube c. 1·5 mm. long; appendages 0.

Stamens 4, inserted a little below the middle of the calyx-tube, included.

Ovary c. 1 mm. in diameter, globose; style as long as the ovary.

Perennial rhizomatose herb, with erect stems up to 50 cm. high.

Capsule not seen.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
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Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554154-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000404284
COL ID	4TFVV
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Synonyms

Rotala cordipetala

WorldFloraDB 2024

Rotala cordipetala R.E.Fr.