Rhizomatous , submerged , marine perennial herb , with 1-6 roots at each node , rooting in sand . Stems short , erect . Leaves alternate , 50-150 × 0 . 5-3 mm , narrowly linear to oblong , entire , apex with 2 minute teeth , 3-veined ; leaf sheath 10-30 mm , persisting longer than the leaf blade . Inflorescences dioecious , terminal , solitary , borne on a short peduncle , enclosed in a leaf similar to the others . Flowers small , enclosed in a leaf similar to the others ; male flower: consisting of 2 anthers ; female flower: consisting of 2 carpels . Fruit ± 2 mm , ovoid , compressed with a short apical beak . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 4) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Diplanthera uninervis (Forssk.) Asch.
Zostera uninervis Forssk.
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Narrowleaf Seagrass
Not used traditionally. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden). However, the grass grows in the Masirah Channel, a waterway between Masirah Island and mainland Oman, where it is an important food for the green sea turtle. (Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org).
Ghazanfar, S. (2018). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.4: Hydrocharitaceae – Orchidaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 56). ISBN 9789492663153 ISSN 0779-2387. https://en.wikipedia.org POWO (2023). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
