''Ottelia acuminata'', is a plant species endemic to Southern
China
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[Wang, Q.F., Guo, Y.H., Haynes, R.R., Hellquist, C.B., 2010. Hydrocharitaceae. In: Wu, Z.Y., Peter, H.R. (Eds.) Flora of China. Volume 23. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis, 91–102.][Cook, C.D.K., Urmi-Konig, K., 1984. A revision of the genus ''Ottelia'' (Hydrocharitaceae). 2. The species of Eurasia, Australasia and America. Aquat. Bot. 20, 131–177.]
Description
The whole plant is underwater, except for the showy three-petaled flowers with lobes.
;Varieties
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# ''Ottelia acuminata'' var. ''acuminata'' - Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan.
# ''Ottelia acuminata'' var. ''crispa'' (Hand.-Mazz.) H. Li - Yunnan (Lugu Hu).
# ''Ottelia acuminata'' var. ''jingxiensis'' H. Q. Wang & S. C. Sun - Guangxi (Jingxi).
# ''Ottelia acuminata'' var. ''lunanensis'' H. Li - Yunnan (Lugu Hu).
]
References
acuminata
Flora of Asia
Taxa named by François Gagnepain
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