Riverweed

Scientific name: Mourera fluviatilis
Vern: riverweed (En);  seriba, siriúba (BrP)

Local: huya (GU); salade coumarou (FG); sulaweed (Sr)

Indig: pema (Tr); wïja (Way)

Maroon/Aluku: kumarunyannyan

Growth Form: Herbs

Order: Malpighiales

Family: Podostemataceae

Notes: A highly specialized, rock-clinging aquatic herb with large, tough lettuce-like leaves. It populates the turbulent rapids (sula or saut) of the Guiana Shield and Amazonia. Its local names often refer to its role as a key habitat and food source for herbivorous fish (kumaru).