''Angolaea fluitans'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

belonging to the family

Podostemaceae Podostemaceae (riverweed family), a family in the order Malpighiales, comprise about 50 genera and species of more or less thalloid aquatic herbs. Distribution and habitat They are found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide ...

. It is the sole species in genus ''Angolaea''. It is an aquatic plant (helophyte) native to

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...

and the Central African Republic.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q16480672, from2=Q15387665 Podostemaceae Podostemaceae genera Monotypic Malpighiales genera Flora of Angola Flora of the Central African Republic Plants described in 1873 Taxa named by Hugh Algernon Weddell