Landoltia punctata

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Landoltia punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae Genus: Landoltia D.H. Les and D.J. Crawford, 1999 Species: L. punctata
Binomial name
Landoltia punctata

Landoltia punctata is a species of duckweed (Araceae). 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 and South Asia, but today it can also be found in the Southern and Eastern United States.

[edit] References

• More information on Landoltia Punctata
• Les, D.H. and D.J. Crawford. 1999. "Landoltia (Lemnaceae), A New Genus of Duckweeds." Novon 9: 530-533.
• Cross, J.W. (2006). The Charms of Duckweed.