Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott

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Description: Stems to 4 m tall. Leaves: petiole sheath produced into a long (3-7 cm) cusp; mid-vein of lamina 16-23 cm long; base cordate; sinus between the basal lobes ± closed by the overlapping lobes. Spadix greenish outside and white within and pink towards the base.
Notes: Recorded for Harare on a list of Zimbabwean cultivated specimens in Pretoria (PRE), collected by Walters JA.
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Worldwide distribution: Tropical South America.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Montrichardia linifera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Montrichardia linifera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Montrichardia linifera
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JSTOR Plant Science: Montrichardia linifera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Montrichardia linifera
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Wikipedia: Montrichardia linifera


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Montrichardia linifera.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=235470, retrieved 28 March 2024

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