Heteranthera callifolia
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Bushbuck Pan, Muraga Wilderness, Charama Safari Lodge, Kadoma
Photo: Ruth Baldwin-Paice
Bushbuck Pan, Muraga Wilderness, Charama Safari Lodge, Kadoma
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| Synonyms: |
Heteranthera kotschiana Solms Monochoria vaginalis sensu Kirk |
| Common names: | Mud plantain (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Aquatic herb to 50 cm. Leaves: petioles ± erect, 6-15 cm long; lamina floating or emergent, ovate, cordate at base. Flowers sessile, glandular-hairy, borne in a spike, surrounded at base by a spathe and dilated petiole of a terminal leaf. Perianth: tube 5-12 mm long; lobes 6, white, blue or purple. Stamens 3, exserted. Capsule enclosed by persistent perianth. |
| Type location: |
Senegal |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In shallow, usually temporary, swamps, pools and pans. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and subtropical Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N,SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 11 July 2015 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 366. (Includes a picture). Catarino, L. & Martins, E.S. (2010). Pontederiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2) Pages 74 - 76. (Includes a picture). Champluvier, D. (1988). Pontederiaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 98. (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 112. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 213. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 148. |
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