Wiesneria filifolia Hook. f.

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Madagascar
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: filifolia: with filiform or thread-like leaves
Habitat: Rivers, lagoons and more or less stagnant waters up to 1.5 m deep.
Altitude range: (metres) 1000 - 1700 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar
Botanical divisions: XI
Growth form(s): Aquatic, perennial.
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Literature:

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).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 44.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 194.

Symoens, J.J., Billiet, F. (1975). Alismataceae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Page 20.


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Flora of Botswana: Wiesneria filifolia
Flora of Burundi: Wiesneria filifolia
Flora of Zambia: Wiesneria filifolia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Wiesneria filifolia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Wiesneria filifolia
African Plant Database: Wiesneria filifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Wiesneria filifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Wiesneria filifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Wiesneria filifolia
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iNaturalist: Wiesneria filifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Wiesneria filifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Wiesneria filifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Wiesneria filifolia
Plants of the World Online: Wiesneria filifolia
Tropicos: Wiesneria filifolia
Wikipedia: Wiesneria filifolia


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Wiesneria filifolia.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=162780, retrieved 5 May 2026

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