Wiesneria filifolia Hook. f.
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Type location:
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Madagascar |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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filifolia: with filiform or thread-like leaves |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Botswana, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar |
National distribution:
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N |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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N
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Growth form(s):
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Aquatic, perennial.
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Endemic status:
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Literature:
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Carter, S. (1960). Alismataceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 11 - 13. (Includes a picture).
Martins, E.S. & Catarino, L. (2009). Alismataceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 14 - 15. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright:
Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2025).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Wiesneria filifolia. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=162780, retrieved 2 April 2025
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