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It is being recorded for the first time from Pakistan
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 10 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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Fronds free floating on surface of water, boat like, wider near the surface, 0.5-0.8 x 0.2-0.5 mm, 2-3 times as deep as wide, whitish green on the upper side with intensely green margins. Flowering specimens not seen.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 10 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Distribution: Australia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India (Calcutta), and Pakistan.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 10 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Wolffia angusta

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Wolffia angusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.[2] It has been listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest flowering plant on record, measuring 0.6 millimetres (0.0236 in) in length and 0.33 mm (0.013 in) in width.[3] However, more recently Wolffia globosa has been described as the smallest, at 0.1–0.2 mm (0.004–0.008 in) in diameter.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2011). "Wolffia angusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T199685A9117304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199685A9117304.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ^ Young, Mark C. (ed.). Guinness Book of World Records 1997. Guinness Publishing Ltd. pp. 42. ISBN 0-9652383-0-X.
  4. ^ Lock, Helen (4 Sep 2013). "Rare bloom for Wolffia Globosa, the world's smallest flowering plant". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 25 Sep 2016.
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Wolffia angusta: Brief Summary

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Wolffia angusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It has been listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest flowering plant on record, measuring 0.6 millimetres (0.0236 in) in length and 0.33 mm (0.013 in) in width. However, more recently Wolffia globosa has been described as the smallest, at 0.1–0.2 mm (0.004–0.008 in) in diameter.

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