Blyxa octandra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Blyxa
Species:
B. octandra
Binomial name
Blyxa octandra
(Roxb.) Planch. ex Thwaites

Blyxa octandra is an aquatic plant in the genus Blyxa.[1]

Distribution

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Blyxa octandra is native to Southeast Asia and Australia. It does not live in Indonesia.[2]

Description

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Blyxa octandra is Dioecious, with male plants having pollen on the Adaxial surface of the petals, and females having stigmas like petals.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Blyxa octandra".
  2. ^ "Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) Planch. Ex Thwaites | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  3. ^ Cook, Christopher D.K.; Lüönd, Ruth; Nair, Bhadran (1981). "Floral biology of Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) planchon ex thwaites (Hydrocharitaceae)". Aquatic Botany. 10: 61–68. Bibcode:1981AqBot..10...61C. doi:10.1016/0304-3770(81)90005-X.