Limnophyton angolense
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mabamba Bay near Entebbe, Uganda.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mabamba Bay near Entebbe, Uganda.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial (semi-)aquatic herb, up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves emergent, erect; petiole up to 1.2 m long but usually shorter, spongy and angular in cross-section. Lamina sagittate, usually somewhat constricted in the middle, pubescent, particularly beneath, basal lobes well developed, longer than the midrid, with an agle of less than 90 degrees; veins 17-25, 4-5 pairs arising from the base, arching to the leaf apex, the others curving down towards the tips of the lobes. Inflorescence on a stout peduncle, with 4-6 whorls of flowers, the lower sometimes branched. Flowers 15 or more in each whorl, bisexual or some male in the basal whorls, with greenish sepals and white petals. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | This species can be distinguished from the closely related Limnophyton obtusifolium by the pubescent leaves and bracts; the much narrower angle between the basal lobes of the leaves and the larger number of flowers in each whorl (15 or more). |
| Derivation of specific name: | angolense: of Angola, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | In swamps, lagoons and shallow lakes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1600 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Scattered through tropical Africa as far South as Angola, Botswana and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 18 October 2014 |
| Literature: |
Martins, E.S. & Catarino, L. (2009). Alismataceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 10 - 11. 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. Troupin, G. (1988). Alismataceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 7. (Includes a picture). |
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