Wolffiella welwitschii (Hegelm.) C. Monod

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Synonyms: Wolffiopsis welwitschii (Hegelm.) Hartog & Plas
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Angola
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872)
Habitat: In pools and lakes.
Altitude range: Up to 1000 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in tropical America, the Caribbean, tropical Africa and South Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lp
Growth form(s): Aquatic.
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Literature:

Daubs, E.H. (1965). A Monograph of Lemnaceae Illinois Biological Monographs 34 The University of Illinois Press, Urbana. Pages 35 - 36.

Gibbs Russell, G.E. (1977). Keys to Vascular Aquatic Plants in Rhodesia Kirkia 10(2) Page 463. as Wolffiopsis welwitschii

Haigh, A. & Boyce, P. (2012). Araceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(1) Page 11. (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 93.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 105.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 126.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Wolffiella welwitschii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=112130, retrieved 28 March 2024

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