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Wolffia globosa

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Internal ID UUID643ff0cf5dcbd017068984
Scientific name Wolffia globosa
Authority (Roxb.) Hartog & Plas
First published in Blumea 18: 367 (1970)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Lemna globosa Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 565 (1832)
Telmatophace cylindracea Welw. ex Hegelm. Lemnac. : 123 (1868)
Wolffia schleidenii Miq. Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 3: 428 (1855)
Grantia globosa (Roxb.) Griff. Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. : 692 (1845)

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Language Common/alternative name
English asian watermeal
Assamese সৰু পুণী
Japanese ミジンコウキクサ
Russian Вольфия шаровидная
Thai ผำ
Chinese 无根萍
Chinese 芜萍
Chinese 無根萍

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  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Philippines
      • Sumatera
  • Northern America
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
      • Kentucky
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000334465
Florida Plant Atlas 160
USDA Plants WOGL3
Tropicos 18100107
INPN 999529
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1135607-2
The Plant List kew-214835
PFAF Wolffia globosa
Open Tree Of Life 1059899
NCBI Taxonomy 161118
Nature Serve 2.153165
IUCN Red List 177384
IPNI 1135607-2
iNaturalist 79529
GBIF 5330098
Freebase /m/0fqmyvs
EPPO WOLGL
EOL 1127800
Calflora (Californian flora) 8349
USDA GRIN 406374
Wikipedia Wolffia_globosa
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0021655963

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Characterization of Bioactive Metabolites and Antioxidant Activities in Solid and Liquid Fractions of Fresh Duckweed (Wolffia globosa) Subjected to Different Cell Wall Rupture Methods Yadav NK, Patel AB, Debbarma S, Priyadarshini MB, Priyadarshi H ACS Omega 23-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11080017
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c09674
PMID:38737040
Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Wolffia arrhiza and comparative genomic analysis with relative Wolffia species Park H, Park JH, Kang YJ Sci Rep 11-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10928178
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-56394-7
PMID:38467810
The Effect of Ultrasound on the Extraction and Functionality of Proteins from Duckweed (Lemna minor) Mirón-Mérida VA, Soria-Hernández C, Richards-Chávez A, Ochoa-García JC, Rodríguez-López JL, Chuck-Hernández C Molecules 01-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10935346
doi:10.3390/molecules29051122
PMID:38474634
Synergistic activity of Limosilactobacillus reuteri KUB-AC5 and water-based plants against Salmonella challenge in a human in vitro gut model Mok K, Honwichit O, Funnuam T, Charoensiddhi S, Nitisinprasert S, Nielsen DS, Nakphaichit M Sci Rep 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10899581
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-53912-5
PMID:38413615
The complete chloroplast genome of Philodendron hederaceum (Jacq.) Schott 1829 (Alismatales: Araceae) Nah G, Jeong JR, Lee JH, Soh SY, Nam SY Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10860476
doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2311748
PMID:38348093
The evolution of the duckweed ionome mirrors losses in structural complexity Smith KE, Zhou M, Flis P, Jones DH, Bishopp A, Yant L Ann Bot 02-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC11089258
doi:10.1093/aob/mcae012
PMID:38307008
Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Water Lentil (Duckweed): An Emerging Source of Proteins for the Production of Antihypertensive Fractions Bernier MÈ, Thibodeau J, Bazinet L Foods 19-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10814938
doi:10.3390/foods13020323
PMID:38275690
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Amorphophallus konjac (Araceae) from Yunnan, China and its phylogenetic analysis in the family Araceae Li L, Qi Y, Gao P, Yang S, Zhao Y, Guo J, Liu J, Huang F, Yu L Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 08-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10776074
doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2300471
PMID:38197049
Effects of altered gravity on growth and morphology in Wolffia globosa implications for bioregenerative life support systems and space-based agriculture Romano LE, van Loon JJ, Izzo LG, Iovane M, Aronne G Sci Rep 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10764921
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-49680-3
PMID:38172193
Long-term green-Mediterranean diet may favor fasting morning cortisol stress hormone; the DIRECT-PLUS clinical trial Alufer L, Tsaban G, Rinott E, Kaplan A, Meir AY, Zelicha H, Ceglarek U, Isermann B, Blüher M, Stumvoll M, Stampfer MJ, Shai I Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 14-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10682947
doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1243910
PMID:38034010
Extraction, Enzymatic Modification, and Anti-Cancer Potential of an Alternative Plant-Based Protein from Wolffia globosa Siriwat W, Ungwiwatkul S, Unban K, Laokuldilok T, Klunklin W, Tangjaidee P, Potikanond S, Kaur L, Phongthai S Foods 18-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10606862
doi:10.3390/foods12203815
PMID:37893708
Valorization of Spirodela polyrrhiza biomass for the production of biofuels for distributed energy Romanowska-Duda Z, Piotrowski K, Szufa S, Sklodowska M, Naliwajski M, Emmanouil C, Kungolos A, Zorpas AA Sci Rep 02-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10545719
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43576-y
PMID:37783756
The effect of polyphenols on DNA methylation-assessed biological age attenuation: the DIRECT PLUS randomized controlled trial Yaskolka Meir A, Keller M, Hoffmann A, Rinott E, Tsaban G, Kaplan A, Zelicha H, Hagemann T, Ceglarek U, Isermann B, Shelef I, Blüher M, Stumvoll M, Li J, Haange SB, Engelmann B, Rolle-Kampczyk U, von Bergen M, Hu FB, Stampfer MJ, Kovacs P, Liang L, Shai I BMC Med 25-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10519069
doi:10.1186/s12916-023-03067-3
PMID:37743489
Optimum aquaculture and drying conditions for Wolffia arrhiza (L.) Wimn Prosridee K, Oonsivilai R, Tira-aumphon A, Singthong J, Oonmetta-aree J, Oonsivilai A Heliyon 03-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10558979
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19730
PMID:37809947
Lemnaceae as Novel Crop Candidates for CO2 Sequestration and Additional Applications López-Pozo M, Adams WW III, Demmig-Adams B Plants (Basel) 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10490035
doi:10.3390/plants12173090
PMID:37687337

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