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Hydromystria laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Díaz.-Mir. & Philcox Salvinia laevigata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. |
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Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
Aquatic herb. Young leaves subcircular, floating, hairless and glossy above, with a thick layer of air-filled spongy tissue beneath; base rounded or shallowly cordate. More mature plants have clustered larger leaves that are held more erect above the water surface on long petioles. |
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Derivation of specific name: | laevigatum: smooth |
Habitat: | Floating in water, at the edges of dams and in the backwaters of rivers. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Scattered through northern Venezuela, Central Mexico, Central America, West Indies and South America, except Chile. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Wednesday 17 July 2013 |
Literature: |
Howard, G.W., Hyde, M.A. & Bingham, M.G. (2016). Alien Limnobium laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Heine (Hydrocharitaceae) becoming prevalent in Zimbabwe and Zambia BioInvasions Records 5(4) Pages 221 - 225. (Includes a picture). |