2516.000 Ceratophyllum L.

Description of the genus

Description as for the family

Derivation of name: Horn-leaf, referring to the stag's-horn shape of the leaf

Zambia: 2 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
demersum L. var. demersum N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
muricatum Cham.B,CImage

Other sources of information about Ceratophyllum:

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Flora of Botswana: Ceratophyllum
Flora of Burundi: Ceratophyllum
Flora of Caprivi: Ceratophyllum
Flora of the DRC: Ceratophyllum
Flora of Malawi: Ceratophyllum
Flora of Mozambique: Ceratophyllum
Flora of Rwanda: Ceratophyllum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ceratophyllum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ceratophyllum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ceratophyllum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ceratophyllum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ceratophyllum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ceratophyllum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ceratophyllum
JSTOR Plant Science: Ceratophyllum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ceratophyllum
Plants of the World Online: Ceratophyllum
Tropicos: Ceratophyllum
Wikipedia: Ceratophyllum
Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Ceratophyllum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=579, retrieved 5 December 2025

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