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''Limnophila'' is a genus of flowering plants in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.〔(''Limnophila''. ) Flora of China.〕 Species are known commonly as marshweeds.〔(''Limnophila''. ) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).〕 These are annual or perennial herbs. They grow in wet habitat, such as marshes, and some are aquatic. Some species are glandular and aromatic. Plants of the genus vary in form, from erect to prostrate, and with branching or unbranched stems. Submerged leaves are whorled; aerial leaves are whorled or oppositely arranged. The leaves are lance-shaped or pinnate, and the blades have smooth or serrated edges. Some species have flowers solitary in the leaf axils, and others have flowers in inflorescences. The sepals are arranged in a tubular calyx, and the corolla is tubular or funnel-shaped. The corolla has a lower lip with three lobes and an upper lip that is unlobed or double-lobed.〔 ''Cabomba caroliniana'', a plant in a different family, is noted for having leaves that resemble those of ''Limnophila''.〔(''Cabomba caroliniana''. ) Flora of North America.〕 == Species == There are about 40 species in the genus.〔 Species include:〔〔(''Limnophila''. ) The Plant List.〕〔(GRIN Species Records of ''Limnophila''. ) Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).〕 *''Limnophila aquatica'' *''Limnophila aromatica'' – swampleaf, rice paddy herb *''Limnophila bangweolensis'' *''Limnophila barteri'' *''Limnophila borealis'' *''Limnophila ceratophylloides'' *''Limnophila chinensis'' – finger grass *''Limnophila connata'' *''Limnophila dasyantha'' *''Limnophila erecta'' *''Limnophila heterophylla'' *''Limnophila indica'' – Indian marshweed *''Limnophila repens'' *''Limnophila rugosa'' *''Limnophila sessiliflora'' – ambulia *''Limnophila tenera'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Limnophila (plant)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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