65.000 Aponogeton
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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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| 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 Mozambique: Aponogeton
Flora of Rwanda: Aponogeton
Flora of Zambia: Aponogeton
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AponogetonBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aponogeton
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aponogeton
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aponogeton
JSTOR Plant Science: Aponogeton
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aponogeton
Plants of the World Online: Aponogeton
Tropicos: Aponogeton
Wikipedia: Aponogeton