Cabomba


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia.
Related to Cabomba: Cabomba caroliniana

Cabomba

 

a genus of aquatic plants of the family Cabom-baceae, formerly included in the Nymphaeaceae family. These plants are perennial grasses with creeping rootstock. The alternate, long-petioled leaves are submerged (finely dissected) and floating (entire, peltate, and leathery). The flowers are solitary and on long peduncles. There are three sepals, three petals, and three to six stamens. The fruit is three-seeded. Around seven species are found in tropical and subtropical America. Several species, including C. aquatica and C. rosifolia, are cultivated in aquariums. Plants of this genus are propagated with pieces of rhizome.

References in periodicals archive ?
A major eradication program has been underway since 2004, when a large Cabomba infestation was found in the Darwin River, Minister Westra van Holthe said.
It s vital that there is no movement of people, boats or vehicles in this area, if Cabomba were to be inadvertently transported to new areas, the results could be catastrophic he said.
Australia : NT Government tackles aquatic threat
2005 trinitensis (a) Butomaceae Butomus umbellatus (b) Fernando & Cass, 1994 Cabombaceae Cabomba caroliniana Taylor et al.
Orbicules in flowering plants: a phylogenetic perspective on their form and function
Dinamica da emergencia de Parachironomus supparilis Edwards, 1931 (Diptera, Chironomidae) da fitofauna de Cabomba piauhyensis Gardney, 1844.
Community structure of Chironomidae larvae (Insecta: Diptera), in different artificial substrates and during distinct hydrological phases, in the upper stretch of the Parana river, Parana State, Brazil/Estrutura da comunidade das larvas de Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera), em diferentes substratos artificiais e fases hidricas, no trecho superior do rio Parana, Estado do Parana, Brasil
Vallisneria americana and Cabomba caroliniana were the dominant plants in Landa Lake; Ludwigia sp.
Habitat utilization and population size estimate of fountain darters, Etheostoma fonticola, in the Comal River, Texas
But there are exceptions: in Cabomba (Nymphaeales) (Fig.
Morphology and angiosperm systematics in the Molecular era
Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?