65.000 Aponogeton L.f.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Martins, E.S. (2009) Aponogetonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)

Description of the genus

Aquatic herb; tuber obovoid. Leaves submerged, very variable, linear, narrowly lanceolate or ovate. Inflorescence a spike to 13 cm long; fragrant; densely or laxly flowered; spathe caducous. Flowers minute, facing all directions; tepals white, pink or mauve. Fruit densely packed, terminally beaked.

Worldwide: 43 species in the Old World tropics

Zimbabwe: 5 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
afroviolaceus Lye var. afroviolaceus	N,C	Description, Image
desertorum Zeyh. ex A. Spreng.	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
junceus Lehm. ex Schltdl.	N,C	Description, Image
rehmannii Oliv.	N,W,C,S	Description, Image
stuhlmannii Engl.	W,C,E,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Aponogeton
Flora of Caprivi: Aponogeton
Flora of Malawi: Aponogeton
Flora of Mozambique: Aponogeton
Flora of Zambia: Aponogeton

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aponogeton
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