Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
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Bushman's Point, Lake Chivero
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Lake Chivero, nr rest camp
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Lake Chivero, nr rest camp
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Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South
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Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
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Kuimba Shiri Bird Park, Lake Chivero
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Floating pennywort (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial semi-aquatic herb usually rooted but sometimes free-floating. Stems prostrate. Leaves not peltate: petiole up to 25 cm; lamina 0.6-4.5 × 1-6 cm, reniform with adeep narrow basal sinus; margin crenate with 5-8 lobes. Inflorescence a simple umbel, borne on a 1.5-5 cm peduncle. Flowers 5-10, borne on very short rays. Petals greenish-white. Fruit subrectangular, flat. |
| Type location: |
Mexico |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ranunculoides: resembling the genus Ranunculus, referring most likely to the leaves |
| Habitat: | In wet places, forming large colonies on the mud and in the water of dams. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1360 - 1490 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep -Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | North and South America |
| FZ divisions: | C |
| Growth form(s): | Aquatic. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 559. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 50. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 30. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hydrocotyle ranunculoidesAfrican Plant Database: Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
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