Enhalus

Enhalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Enhalus
Rich.
Species:
E. acoroides
Binomial name
Enhalus acoroides
Synonyms
  • Stratiotes acoroides L.f.
  • Enhalus koenigii Rich.
  • Vallisneria sphaerocarpa Blanco
  • Enhalus marinus Griff.

Enhalus is a monotypic genus of marine flowering plants. The sole species is Enhalus acoroides. Enhalus is a large seagrass native to coastal waters of the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. It is the only species of seagrass that does aerial surface pollination in which the pollen and the styles remain dry. Enhalus is surface pollinated with male flowers that detach from the plant to float on the surface until they reach a female flower where pollination can occur. Enhalus acoroides is considered a slow-growing, "climax" species.

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