Blyxa octandra

Blyxa octandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Blyxa
Species:
B. octandra
Binomial name
Blyxa octandra
(Roxb.) Planch. ex Thwaites

Blyxa octandra is an aquatic plant in the genus Blyxa.

Distribution

Blyxa octandra is native to Southeast Asia and Australia. It is not known from Indonesia.

Description

Blyxa octandra is dioecious, with male plants having pollen on the adaxial surface of the petals, and females having stigmas like petals.

References

  1. ↑ "Blyxa octandra". iNaturalist United Kingdom.
  2. ↑ "Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) Planch. Ex Thwaites | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  3. ↑ Cook, Christopher D.K.; Lüönd, Ruth; Nair, Bhadran (January 1981). "Floral biology of Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) planchon ex thwaites (Hydrocharitaceae)". Aquatic Botany. 10: 61–68. doi:10.1016/0304-3770(81)90005-X.