Genus: Pistia

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Last Modified 03/20/2013

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Nomenclature

Pistia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 963. 1753.

List of Pistia Species

References to Pistia

  • Cabrera, L. I. et.al. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of aroids and duckweeds (Araceae) inferred from coding and noncoding plastid DNA. Amer. J. Bot. 95: 1153-1165.
  • Cusimano, N. et.al. 2011. Relationships within the Araceae: comparisons of morphological patterns with molecular phylogenies. Amer. J. Bot. 98: 654-668.
  • Haynes, R. R. 1988. Reproductive biology of selected aquatic plants. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 805-810.
  • Lemon, G. D.; Posluszny, U. 2000. Shoot development and evolution in Pistia stratiotes (Araceae). Int. J. Plant Sci. 161: 721-732.
  • Mitra, E. 1966. Contributions to our knowledge of Indian freshwater plants. 5. On the morphology, reproduction and autecology of Pistia stratoites. Linn. J. Asiat. Soc. 8: 115-135.
  • Renner, S. S.; Zhang, L. B. 2004. Biogeography of the Pistia clade (Araceae): Based on chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA sequences and Bayesian divergence time inference. Syst. Biol. 53: 422-432.
  • Stoddard, A. A. 1989. The phytogeography and paleoflo[r]istics of Pistia stratoites L. Aquatics 11: 21-24.