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| Synonyms: |
Wolffiopsis welwitschii (Hegelm.) Hartog & Plas |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
| Habitat: | In pools and lakes. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical America, the Caribbean, tropical Africa and South Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | N |
| Growth form(s): | Aquatic. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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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