Fig. 1: Nymphoides aquatica: a, leaf and cluster of flowers and spurlike roots 

 on the petiole, x %; b, spurlike roots and young leaves separated from parent plant, 

 X '/>; c, portion of leaf (under side) showing spongy tissue, greatly enlarged; d, im- 

 malure ovary dissected from bud, x 8; e, flower, corolla spread out, x 4; f, petal, x 5; 

 g, fruit, X 5; h, seed, x 20. (Courtesy of R. K. Godfrey). 



