Enhalus
| Enhalus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: | Enhalus Rich.[1] |
| Species: | E. acoroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Enhalus is a monotypic genus of marine flowering plants.[4] Enhalus is large seagrass native to coastal waters of the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.[4] The strap-shaped leaves arise directly from the rhizomes and can reach 1 m in length.[4] Enhalus is surface pollinated with male flowers that detach from the plant to float on the surface until they reach a female flower where pollination can occur.[4]
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During a bloom of Enhalus acoroides, tiny male flowers float on the water like bits of styrofoam. When several come near one another, they tend to form rafts by sticking in an orderly manner.
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The female flower in full bloom. The white petals fall off the day after blooming.
References
- ↑ Mem. Inst. Par. ii. (1811) (Math.-Phys.)., 64. (Index Kewensis)
- ↑ Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains 1 1839 (APNI)
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 3 4 Larkum, Anthony W.D.; Duarte, Carlos; Orth, Robert J., eds. (2005). "Taxonomy and biogeorgraphy of seagrasses". Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Springer-Verlag New York, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4020-2942-4.
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