Cabomba | |
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Cabomba aquatica (from Lindley 1853) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Cabombaceae |
Genus: | Cabomba Aubl. |
Type species | |
Cabomba aquatica Aublet[1] | |
Species | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Cabomba is an aquatic plant genus, one of two belonging to the family Cabombaceae. It has divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan (hence the vernacular name fanwort) and is much favoured by aquarists as an ornamental and oxygenating plant for fish tanks. One species, Cabomba caroliniana, is a nationally declared weed in Australia, where it has choked up waterways after escaping from aquaria.
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