Wolffia is the world's smallest plant on earth. Its commonly known as Watermeal and only presence of 7-9 species of flowering plant.Wolffia species are free-floating thalli, green or yellow-green, and without roots. Wolffia species are composed of about 40% protein, about the same as the soybean, making them a potential high-protein human food source. They have historically been collected from the water and eaten as a vegetable in much of Asia.
Scientific Classification :
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Lemnoideae
Tribe: Wolffieae
Genus: Wolffia
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