Wolffiella

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Lemnoideae
Genus: Wolffiella
Species: W. caudata – W. denticulata – W. gladiata – W. hyalina – W. lingulata – W. neotropica – W. oblonga – W. repanda – W. rotunda – W. welwitschii
Name

Wolffiella Hegelm. (1895)

Type Species: Lemna oblonga Phil. LT designated by N.L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 1: 449 (1913)

Synonyms

Pseudowolffia Hartog & Plas, Blumea 18: 365 (1970).
Wolffiopsis Hartog & Plas, Blumea 18: 366 (1970).

References

Hegelmaier, C.F. (1895) Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 303.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Wolffiella in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Wolffiella. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 11 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Wolffiella in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 11.
Tropicos.org 2018. Wolffiella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

Wolffiella is a genus of aquatic plants commonly called duckweeds in the family Araceae. Common names for plants in this genus include bogmat[2] and mud-midget.[3] They are rootless and have a keel that allows them to maintain their orientation in the water. They are small, measuring 2 mm (0.079 in) to 10 mm (0.39 in) in width.
Selected species

Wolffiella caudata
Wolffiella denticulata
Wolffiella gladiata
Wolffiella hyalina
Wolffiella lingulata
Wolffiella neotropica
Wolffiella oblonga
Wolffiella repanda
Wolffiella rotunda
Wolffiella welwitschii

References

Flora of North America
USDA Plants Profile

Jepson Manual: Wolffiella