Ottelia acuminata

Ottelia acuminata, is a plant species endemic to Southern China.[1][2]

Ottelia acuminata
Ottelia acuminata served as food in Dali, China
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Ottelia
Species:
O. acuminata
Binomial name
Ottelia acuminata

Description

The whole plant is underwater, except for the showy three-petaled flowers with lobes.

Varieties[1]
  1. Ottelia acuminata var. acuminata - Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan.
  2. Ottelia acuminata var. crispa (Hand.-Mazz.) H. Li - Yunnan (Lugu Hu).
  3. Ottelia acuminata var. jingxiensis H. Q. Wang & S. C. Sun - Guangxi (Jingxi).
  4. Ottelia acuminata var. lunanensis H. Li - Yunnan (Lugu Hu).

References

  1. Wang, Q.F., Guo, Y.H., Haynes, R.R., Hellquist, C.B., 2010. Hydrocharitaceae. In: Wu, Z.Y., Peter, H.R. (Eds.) Flora of China. Volume 23. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis, 91–102.
  2. Cook, C.D.K., Urmi-Konig, K., 1984. A revision of the genus Ottelia (Hydrocharitaceae). 2. The species of Eurasia, Australasia and America. Aquat. Bot. 20, 131–177.


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