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Ludwigia senegalensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Island no 2, Katombora, Zambezi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Island no 2, Katombora, Zambezi
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| Synonyms: |
Ludwigia pulvinaris Gilg |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Prostrate creeping herb, rooting at the nodes. Stems up to 35 cm long, reddish. Leaves narrowly lanceolate to broadly ovate. Flowers often with 3 sepals and 3 petals, yellow. Fruit a small, thin-walled capsule. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | senegalensis: of Senegal |
| Habitat: | In wet places, sometimes completely submerged. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Wudesoread in tropical Africa south to Angola and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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 65. Raven, P.H. (1978). Onagraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 339 - 340. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 91. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ludwigia senegalensisAfrican Plant Database: Ludwigia senegalensis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ludwigia senegalensis
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