POSIDONIACEAE
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.293845 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BD9943-FFB2-FF92-C6EE-F20BF7548441 |
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Plazi |
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POSIDONIACEAE |
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CLXXIX. POSIDONIACEAE View in CoL View at ENA 2
Submerged, marine perennial herbs with creeping rhizomes. Leaves basal, alternate, linear, sheathing at the base. Inflorescence of 1 or more aggregated spikes borne on an elongated
peduncle and subtended by leaf-like bracts. Flowers hermaphrodite or the uppermost with a reduced gynoecium, ebracteate. Perianth absent. Stamens 3; anthers sessile, opening by longitudinal slits. Carpel 1, ovule 1. Fruit a berry; seeds without endosperm; embryo straight.
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