Burnatia enneandra (Hochst.) Micheli

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Synonyms:	Echinodorus schinzii Buchenau Rautanenia schinzii (Buchenau) Buchenau
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial aquatic herb, up to 1 m tall. Rhizome tuberous, ovoid to globose, up to 2 cm in diameter; roots somewhat fleshy. Leaves submerged or partly emergent with a flattened petiole up to 50 cm long, rarely longer. Lamina linear to more or less narrowly lanceolate, 10-25 cm long, with 3-7 veins from the base. Inflorescences 1-3 on an erect peduncle up to 85 cm long, unisexual on different plants. Male inflorescences up to 40 cm long; female inflorescences up to 15 cm long. Flowers small, whitish, sometimes tinged violet; petals minute or absent in female flowers. Fruit with mostly c. 12 obovoid compressed carpels.
Type location:	Sudan, Kordofan
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Derivation of specific name:	enneandra: 9-stamened
Habitat:	On edges of slow-flowing rivers and streams, shallow lakes, waterholes, dambos and swamps
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa
FZ divisions:	N
Growth form(s):	Perennial.
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Literature:	Carter, S. (1960). Alismataceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 13 - 15. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 119. 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 4 - 6. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 44. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 179. Vollesen, K. & Merrett, L. (2019). Field Guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo Woodland. Part 1 (Ferns & Monocots) GVPedia Communications Page 118. (Includes a picture).

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