Leaves all alternate, long-petiolate; lamina floating, circular, peltate. Flowers with numerous stamens; carpels at least 4.
Possibly the plant’s vernacular name in Guyana.
Source:
Entwisle, T.J. (1996). Cabombaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 32–33. Inkata Press, Melbourne.