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Synonyms: |
Alisma reniforme D. Don |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial aquatic herb, up to 1.5 m tall. Rhizome poorly developed, with latex; roots up to 35 cm long. Leaves with lamina floating; petiole 0.1-1.5 m long, depending on the the depth of the water. Lamina heart-shaped to kidney-shaped, glossy, often purple-tinged, up to 12 × 10 cm, with 13-17 veins radiating from the base. Inflorescence branched, erect, emergent, up to 1.5 m tall. Flowers with greenish petals and delicate, whitish or bluish petals. Fruit with 10-15 ovoid carpels, beaked with the persistent style. |
Type location: |
Nepal |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | reniformis: kidney-shaped |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Japan, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N,W |
Growth form(s): | Aquatic, perennial. |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Carter, S. (1960). Alismataceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 7 - 8. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 333. as Caldesia parnassifolia (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 84. Martins, E.S. & Catarino, L. (2009). Alismataceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 6 - 8. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. |
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