Cabomba furcata
species of plant
Cabomba furcata, also known as red cabomba and forked fanwort, is a rhizomatous, perennial, aquatic herb in the family Cabombaceae native to tropical America. It is used as an aquarium plant.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Cabomba furcata is a rhizomatous, perennial, aquatic herb. Both submerged and floating leaves are produced. The mostly whorled, dark purple submerged leaves are dichotomously or trichotomously branched.
Generative characteristics
The bisexual, purple, 5–10 mm long, and 6–12 mm wide flowers have 2–5.5 cm long pedicels.
Cytology
The chromosome count is 2n = 52. The chloroplast genome of Cabomba furcata is 160271 bp long.
Taxonomy
It was published by Josef August Schultes and Julius Hermann Schultes in 1830. The lectotype specimen, which was collected by Leandro do Sacramento in 1821, was designated in 1991 by Marian Ørgaard.
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