Duck-LettuceOttelia alismoides
Also known as Ottelia · Water Plantain · Water-Plantain Ottelia
Ottelia alismoides is a submerged or emergent aquatic plant found in tropical and subtropical freshwaters. It features variable leaves and white to yellowish flowers.
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Duck-Lettuce Names & Synonyms
Common names and botanical synonyms
Common Names
- Duck-Lettuce
- Ottelia
- Water Plantain
- Water-Plantain Ottelia
- Waterplantain Ottelia
Synonyms
- Boottia alata Gagnep.
- Boottia bodinieri (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Boottia lanceolata Gagnep.
- Boottia thorelii Gagnep.
- Damasonium alismoides (L.) Martyn
- Damasonium javanicum Blume
- Damasonium lactucifolium Planch.
- Damasonium lancifolium C.Presl
- Damasonium tranquebariense Schult.f.
- Hydrocharis bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Hymenotheca latifolia Salisb.
- Ottelia alata (Gagnep.) H.Li
- Ottelia bodinieri (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Dandy
- Ottelia condorensis Gagnep.
- Ottelia dioecia S.Z.Yan
- Ottelia ensiformis Blanco
- Ottelia hoffmeisteri Klotzsch
- Ottelia indica (Willd.) Planch. ex Dalzell & A.Gibson
- Ottelia japonica Miq.
- Ottelia javanica (Blume) Voigt
- Ottelia lactucifolia (Planch.) Walp.
- Ottelia lanceolata (Gagnep.) Dandy
- Ottelia philippinensis Ostenf.
- Ottelia thorelii (Gagnep.) Dandy
- Stratiotes alismoides L.
Duck-Lettuce Taxonomy
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Liliopsida |
| order | Alismatales |
| family | Hydrocharitaceae |
| genus | Ottelia |
| species | Ottelia alismoides |