Cabomba grandis is a fossil species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae.
Description The cylindrical, smooth stems bear opposite, finely divided, dichotomously forked leaves.Newberry, J. S. (1883). Brief descriptions of fossil plants, chiefly Tertiary, from western North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum.
Taxonomy It was published by John Strong Newberry in 1883.Cabomba grandis Newb. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=63C5D164-498E-4160-B964-A5A2295D89AB Etymology The specific epithet grandis means bigAbies grandis. (n.d.). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/abies-grandis/ or large.Helicia grandis. (n.d.). Plantillustrations. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from http://www.plantillustrations.org/species.php?mobile=1&uhd=0&size=0&info=1&id_species=502847&SID=sqqq1692cqev7pfrpffn8akteh Compared to Cabomba gracilis, which was found in the same locality, it is significantly larger.
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