Cabomba

Cabomba
Cabomba aquatica (from Lindley 1853)
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Nectris Schreb.
  • Villarsia Neck.

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.

Cabomba aquatica growing sympatrically with Nymphaea rudgeana
Detail of peltate floating leaves and flower of Cabomba aquatica
Detail of peltate floating leaves and flower of Cabomba aquatica
Submerged leaf of Cabomba caroliniana A.Gray with scale bar (2 cm) on a white background
leaves and flowers of a Cabomba species in water
Cabomba aquatica Aubl.
  1. ^ Cabomba | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved August 13, 2023, from https://www.ipni.org/n/328528-2
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO, 2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).