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| Status: | Native | 
| Description: | 
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| Type location: | 
Madagascar | 
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | filifolia: with filiform or thread-like leaves | 
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar | 
| FZ divisions: | N | 
| Growth form(s): | Aquatic, perennial. | 
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | 
| Literature: | 
 Carter, S. (1960). Alismataceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 11 - 13. (Includes a picture). Martins, E.S. & Catarino, L. (2009). Alismataceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 14 - 15. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 44.  |