Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Alismatales R.Br. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Araceae Juss.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid (1839), nom. cons.
 Description

Infl. in a cavity opening on the upper surface; one male and one female fl. together, without spathe. Ovule 1. Fr. spherical. Seed smooth; operculum prominent. Plants floating on water surface, budding from pouch at narrow end, platelets solitary or in twos. Platelets globose to ovoid, ± flat on top. Root absent. No red-purple pigment.

[From: Moore and Edgar (1970) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 2.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Non-endemic)1
Total1
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.