Ottelia acuminata
| Ottelia acuminata | |
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| Ottelia acuminata served as food in Dali, China | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: | Ottelia |
| Species: | O. acuminata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ottelia acuminata | |
Ottelia acuminata, is a plant species endemic to Southern China.[1][2]
Description
The whole plant is underwater, except for the showy three-petaled flowers with lobes.
- Varieties[1]
- Ottelia acuminata var. acuminata - Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan.
- Ottelia acuminata var. crispa (Hand.-Mazz.) H. Li - Yunnan (Lugu Hu).
- Ottelia acuminata var. jingxiensis H. Q. Wang & S. C. Sun - Guangxi (Jingxi).
- Ottelia acuminata var. lunanensis H. Li - Yunnan (Lugu Hu).
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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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