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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| 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 |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar |
| Botanical divisions: | XI |
| Growth form(s): | Aquatic, perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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. |