Sulfated polysaccharides (SP) are found mainly in seaweeds and animals. To date, they have only been found in six plants and all inhabit saline environments. Furthermore, there are no reports of SP in freshwater or terrestrial plants. As such, this study investigated the presence of SP in freshwaters Eichhornia crassipes, Egeria densa, Egeria naja, Cabomba caroliniana, Hydrocotyle bonariensis a...

The present study investigates the floral diversity of Lagos coastal environments by sampling 21 points using quadrat method. revealed two major aquatic ecosystem types (mangrove and freshwater swamp) recorded 125 species belonging to 108 genera 49 families. While Alchornea cordifolia Raphia hookeri were found as most frequent, Acalypha crenata Acrostichum aureum least abundant species. highest...