''Liparophyllum'' is a
genus
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of aquatic
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Menyanthaceae. The name ''Liparophyllum'' comes from the
Greek words ''liparos'', meaning "fat, shiny or oily", and ''phyllon'', meaning "leaf". They are
rhizomatous wetland plants with
alternate
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linear leaves.
Flower
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s occur singly, and are five-parted and white.
Selected species
* ''
L. capitatum''
( Nees) Tippery & Les
* ''
L. congestiflorum''
(F.Muell.
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victo ...
) Tippery & Les
* ''
L. exaltatum''
( Sol. ''ex'' Sims) Tippery & Les
* ''
L. exiguum''
(F.Muell.) Tippery & Les
* ''
L. gunnii''
Hook.f. (
type
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)
* ''
L. lasiospermum''
(F.Mueller) Tippery & Les
* ''
L. latifolium''
(Benth.
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) Tippery & Les
* ''
L. violifolium''
(F.Muell.) Tippery & Les
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References
Menyanthaceae
Asterales genera
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