| Synonyms: |
Wiesneria sparganiifolia Graebn. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Syntypes from Sudan and Jur |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | schweinfurthii: named after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), German botanical collector and taxonomist. |
| Habitat: | In lakes, dambos and marshes; in both stagnant and slow flowing water. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1200 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Angola and Botswana. |
| Botanical divisions: | VII,IX |
| Growth form(s): | Aquatic, perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Martins, E.S. & Catarino, L. (2009). Alismataceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 13 - 15. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. Symoens, J.J., Billiet, F. (1975). Alismataceae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Pages 18 - 19. (Includes a picture). |