Family · Magnoliids & basal

Cabombaceae

Fanwort

Rooted freshwater plants with submerged fan-shaped or floating shield leaves; Cabomba is a popular aquarium oxygenator.

Accepted species: 7accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 2accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈47 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Cabomba
Brasenia

Genera

Cabomba6 spp.
Brasenia1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America7
Northern America3
Africa1
Asia-Temperate1
Asia-Tropical1
Australasia1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Cabombaceae sits in the order Nymphaeales.