Phyllanthus fluitans

Phyllanthus fluitans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species:
P. fluitans
Binomial name
Phyllanthus fluitans
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Diasperus fluitans (Benth. ex Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Phyllanthus fluitans Benth.

Phyllanthus fluitans, also known as the red root floater, floating spurge,[3][4] or apple duckweed is a species of free floating aquatic plant and herbaceous perennial[5] in the family Phyllanthaceae.[6] This species is one of the only three non-terrestrial species in the genus Phyllanthus, with the other species being P. leonardianus[7] and P. felicis.[8] The generic name comes from Ancient Greek meaning leaf or a leaf (φύλλον, phúllon; phyll) flower (ἄνθος, anthos; anthus),[9] and the specific name comes from Latin meaning floating or float (fluito; fluitans).[5] It was described in March 1863 by George Bentham and Johannes Müller Argoviensis.[1][10]

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  2. ^ "Phyllanthus fluitans Benth ex. Müll.Arg". World Flora Online. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Phyllanthus fluitans Benth. ex Müll.Arg". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Weed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Phyllanthus fluitans". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Red Root Floater Phyllanthus fluitans Benth. ex Müll. Arg". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ Sowinski, Michael P. "Red root floater Phyllanthus fluitans (Euphorbiaceae): Another Aquatic Invader for Florida" (PDF). University of Florida (www.ufl.edu). Michael Sowinski. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ Ibáñez, Alicia; Flores, Rodolfo. "Phyllanthus fluitans (Phyllanthaceae): a new record of an aquatic plant for the flora of Panama". Acta Botánica Mexicana (128). doi:10.21829/abm128.2021.1767. S2CID 225174553. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Phyllanthus". alabamaplants.com. 9 July 2021.
  10. ^ Müller, J. (1863). "Euphorbiaceae: Vorläufige Mittheilungen aus dem für DeCandolle's Prodromus bestimmten Manuscript über diese Faamiliae". Linnaea. 32 (1): 1–126 [36]. Retrieved 12 July 2021.