Blyxa octandra
| Blyxa octandra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: | Blyxa |
| Species: | B. octandra
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| Binomial name | |
| Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) Planch. ex Thwaites
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Blyxa octandra is an aquatic plant in the genus Blyxa.[1]
Distribution
Blyxa octandra is native to Southeast Asia and Australia. It is not known from Indonesia.[2]
Description
Blyxa octandra is dioecious, with male plants having pollen on the adaxial surface of the petals, and females having stigmas like petals.[3]
References
- ^ "Blyxa octandra". iNaturalist United Kingdom.
- ^ "Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) Planch. Ex Thwaites | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
- ^ 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.