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Family: Menyanthaceae
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> Euasterid II > Order:
Asterales
There are five genera and about 40-50 species in this
cosmopolitan family, with two genera and eight species occurring in southern Africa.
Genera native to southern Africa
From Bredenkamp (2000).
Nymphoides About 20 species, native to Africa, Asia, East Indies,
Australia and New Zealand, with five species in southern Africa. |
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Villarsia About 16
species, native to SE Asia, Australia and southern Africa, with three
species occurring in southern Africa. |
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