Limnophila ceratophylloides
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Musangashi River
Oct 2010
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| Synonyms: |
Ambulia baumii Engl. & Gilg Ambulia ceratophylloides (Hiern) Engl. & Gilg Stemodia ceratophylloides (Hiern) K.Schum. Stemodiacra ceratophylloides Hiern |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Angola, Huila |
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| Derivation of specific name: | ceratophylloides: resembling a Ceratophyllum, an unrelated genus of aquatic plants. |
| Habitat: | In marshes, pools and shallow lakes. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Cameroon, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, DR Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia and Botswana. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24. Fischer, E. (1999). Scrophulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda & Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 55 - 57. (Includes a picture). 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 78. Under Scrophulariaceae Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 189. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 45. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 104. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 225. |
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