Limnophyton angolense Buchenau

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Mabamba Bay near Entebbe, Uganda.

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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial (semi-)aquatic herb, up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves emergent, erect; petiole up to 1.2 m long but usually shorter, spongy and angular in cross-section. Lamina sagittate, usually somewhat constricted in the middle, pubescent, particularly beneath, basal lobes well developed, longer than the midrid, with an agle of less than 90 degrees; veins 17-25, 4-5 pairs arising from the base, arching to the leaf apex, the others curving down towards the tips of the lobes. Inflorescence on a stout peduncle, with 4-6 whorls of flowers, the lower sometimes branched. Flowers 15 or more in each whorl, bisexual or some male in the basal whorls, with greenish sepals and white petals.
Notes:	This species can be distinguished from the closely related Limnophyton obtusifolium by the pubescent leaves and bracts; the much narrower angle between the basal lobes of the leaves and the larger number of flowers in each whorl (15 or more).
Derivation of specific name:	angolense: of Angola, where the type specimen was collected.
Habitat:	In swamps, lagoons and shallow lakes.
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Worldwide distribution:	Scattered through tropical Africa as far South as Angola, Botswana and Zambia.
Botswana distribution:	N
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Content last updated:	Saturday 18 October 2014
Literature:	Martins, E.S. & Catarino, L. (2009). Alismataceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 10 - 11. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112.

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