Description
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Unarmed aquatic herb. Stems creeping, usually floating, and swollen. Leaves 2-pinnate, very sensitive. Inflorescences solitary, axillary, of spherical to ellipsoid heads.
Flowers of 2 types: bisexual in upper part of the head; neuter with elongate staminodes in lower part. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 5 or 10. Pods clustered, oblong to subcircular, dehiscent. Seeds smooth, ± flattened.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Neptunia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=671
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Neptunia (plant): Brief Summary
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Neptunia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
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