- Landoltia punctata
Taxobox
name = "Landoltia punctata"
image_caption = "Spirodela polyrrhiza " (larger) compared with "Landoltia punctata " (smaller)
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Alismatales
familia =Araceae
subfamilia =Lemnaoideae
genus = "Landoltia"
genus_authority =D.H. Les andD.J. Crawford , 1999
species = "L. punctata"
binomial = "Landoltia punctata"
binomial_authority = (G.Mey.) Les & D.J.CrawfordLandoltia punctata is a species of
duckweed (Lemnaceae ). The genus "Landoltia" is morphologically intermediate between "Lemna " and "Spirodela ". In 1999 D.H. Les and D.J. Crawford proposed the new genus "Landoltia" containing just the species "L. punctata", (formerly "Spirodela punctata") on the basis of biochemical and DNA studies."L. punctata" originally was found in
Australia andSouth Asia , but today it can also be found in the Southern and EasternUnited States .References
* [http://nas.er.usgs.gov/taxgroup/plants/docs/la_punct.html More information on Landoltia Punctata]
*Les, D.H. and D.J. Crawford. 1999. "Landoltia (Lemnaceae), A New Genus of Duckweeds." Novon 9: 530-533.
* [http://www.mobot.org/jwcross/duckweed.htm Cross, J.W. (2006). The Charms of Duckweed.]
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