Zannichelliaceae
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Zannichelliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Genus Description - Perennial plants, the foliage mostly submerged. Leaves very narrow or broad. Flowers monoecious or perfect, small, and inconspicuous. Perianth present or none. Stamens 1-4, with extrorse anthers. Carpels 1-seeded. Fruit drupe-like. Endosperm none. Four genera and sixty or more species, mostly inhabiting fresh water.