Aponogeton afroviolaceus Lye
var. afroviolaceus
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Photo: Richard Monge
Shimabala about 30km south of Lusaka
Photo: Richard Monge
Shimabala about 30km south of Lusaka
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Synonyms:
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Aponogeton violaceus Lye
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Tuber 1.5 cm thick. Petiole 5-20 cm. Leaves: lamina 2-8 × 0.3-1.6 cm, elliptic to linear-oblong, with a cuneate to truncate base and obtuse to subacute apex. Spikes simple with flowers arranged on all sides; perianth segments 2, purple or mauve. Stamens 6, rarely 0 or 1. Carpels 3-8. Follicles 3.5-6 mm, greenish. |
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Habitat:
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In seasonal streams, ditches, pools and marshes |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,C |
Growth form(s):
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Aquatic.
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Monday 20 January 2020 |
Literature:
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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 85.
Martins, E.S. (2009). Aponogetonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Page 69.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Aponogeton afroviolaceus var. afroviolaceus. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=103140, retrieved 24 March 2023
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