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Lemna
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Lemna is a genus of free-floating aquatic plants referred to by the common name "duckweed". They are morphologically divergent members of the arum family Araceae. These rapidly growing plants have found uses as a model system for studies in community ecology, basic plant biology, ecotoxicology, and production of biopharmaceuticals, and as a source of animal feeds for agriculture and aquaculture. Currently, 14 species of Lemna are recognised.
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Lemna is a genus of plants classified within the family Araceae, order Alismatales, and class Magnoliopsida. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1753 and holds an accepted status. Its type species is Lemna minor. The genus belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta and is part of the subfamily Lemnoideae.
The organisms inhabit brackish and freshwater environments. Records from institutions including IBUNAM, INECOL, and the University of New Hampshire document the presence of the genus in Mexico and the United States. Additionally, the genus has been introduced to Ascension, Nicobar Is., and St. Helena.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
General: The name Lemna gibba has often been used in checklists from Appearance: root per frond, 1-5 veins (rarely 7 in Lemna gibba
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,199
- With media
- 806
- Family
- Araceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, INECOL, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, FCN-UAQ, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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- 浮萍属
- taxonomic type
- Lemna minor
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- Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL
- naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Lemna
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- As a bioassay
- Production of biopharmaceuticals
- Duckweed farming
- Species
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Lemna is a genus of free-floating aquatic plants referred to by the common name "duckweed". They are morphologically divergent members of the arum family Araceae. These rapidly growing plants have found uses as a model system for studies in community ecology, basic plant biology, ecotoxicology, and production of biopharmaceuticals, and as a source of animal feeds for agriculture and aquaculture. Currently, 14 species of Lemna are recognised.
==Taxonomy== These duckweeds were previously placed in a separate flowering plant family, the Lemnaceae, but they are now considered to be members of the Araceae.
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