Northeastern Asian Flora - Blyxa japonica

Blyxa japonica (Miq.) Maxim. ex Asch. & Gürke (redirected from: Diplosiphon caulescens Maxim. ex Matsum.)
Family: Hydrocharitaceae [Blyxa angustipetala var. laevissima (Hayata) Masam., more] Images not available	Japan Flora Resources Japan Flora: Stems 5-20 cm. long, simple or sparingly branched, densely leafy; leaves linear, flat, gradually narrowed to the tip, minutely serrulate; flowers bisexual, solitary, sessile, the cylindrical spathe 15-20 mm. long, sessile; sepals 3, lanceolate, obtuse, about 3 mm. long; petals linear, twice as long as the sepals; stamens 3; fruit linear-cylindric, 1.5-2 cm. long; seeds lanceolate, smooth, obtuse at both ends, 2 mm. long, 0.5 mm. wide. Aug.-Oct. Common in paddy fields. Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. Korea and Formosa.
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