Inversodicraea koukoutamba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Podostemaceae |
Genus: | Inversodicraea |
Species: | I. koukoutamba
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Binomial name | |
Inversodicraea koukoutamba |
Inversodicraea koukoutamba is a flowering plant in the family Podostemaceae discovered in Guinea, Africa in the Bafing River. The family is known as the 'orchids of the falls' (although not orchids).[3] It is a rubbery aquatic plant which can grow up to 20 m (66 ft).[4]