Potamogeton schweinfurthii
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Zambezi main channel, downstream of Chirundu
Jun 2010
Photo: M.P.Kennedy
Zambezi main channel, downstream of Chirundu
Jun 2010
Photo: M.P.Kennedy
Zambezi main channel, upstream of Chirundu
Jun 2006
Photo: K.J. Murphy
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Submerged herb to 2 m from a rhizome. Stipules 2-4 cm, persistent, open, convolute, the lower amplexicaul, the upper spreading, lanceolate. Leaves 10-20 × 1-2 cm, linear-lanceolate, sessile, submerged (occasionally the upper floating), thinly-textured (the floating ones coriaceous); apex apiculate; margin finely undulate, entire. Spikes on swollen scapes, more than 20-flowered. Drupe 3-4 mm, ovoid, smooth; beak short. |
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Ethiopia |
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| Derivation of specific name: | schweinfurthii: named after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), German botanical collector and taxonomist. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa and Madagascar. Also in North Africa, Azores, Mediterranean islands and southwestern Asia. |
| Growth form(s): | Aquatic. |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29. 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 112. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 502 - 503. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 148. Symoens, J.J. (2009). Potamogetonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 87 - 89. 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 193. Troupin, G. (1988). Potamogetonaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 16. (Includes a picture). |
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