
1) Fern genus 2) Genus salvinia
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Salvinia, a genus in the family Salviniaceae, is a floating fern named in honor of Anton Maria Salvini, a 17th-century Italian scientist. The genus was published in 1754 by Jean-François Séguier, in his description of the plants found round Verona, Plantae Veronenses There are currently twelve species recognized, at least three of which (S. mole...
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(Water Fern) This tender, aquatic plant, commonly known as Water Fern, is a native to Central and South America, India, Africa, and northern temperate Europe. It produces thin stems covered with leaves borne in whorls of three. Two leaves float and are covered with fine, whitish hairs and the other grows underneath the water.…
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Salvinia is a genus of floating heterosporous ferns. The spores form on the underside of the leaves and drop to the pond bed when the old plants die, giving rise to fresh plants in the spring.
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[
n] - type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns
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genus Salvinia noun type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns
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