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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Herb, 20-100 cm high, from a creeping rhizome. Stipular sheaths small, convolute, soon decaying. Leaves dimorphic: submerged leaves 30-70 × 1-3 mm, linear to narrowly linear-lanceolate, alternate, translucent; apex acute or acuminate; the area between midrib and lateral nerves consisting of lacunar tissue; floating leaves up to 20 × 5 mm, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, with a petiole 1 cm, opposite, just below the flower spikes, not translucent, apple-green. Spikes longer than leaves; flowers usually 2 per whorl, with 3-7 whorls per spike. Drupe 2 mm, rounded to oblong in outline, tapering to base; beak relatively long, upturned. |
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| Habitat: | Ponds, lakes, backwaters, swamps, rice fields and flowing waters, 0.6-2 m deep. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Madagascar, South and East Asia, New Guinea and Australia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | Aquatic. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 14 April 2007 |
| Literature: |
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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 148. Symoens, J.J. (2009). Potamogetonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 86 - 87. |
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