African Plant Database


Trapa natans L.
Family : Trapaceae
Family (APGIII) : LYTHRACEAE
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 120 (1753)  
Information on the genus : Trapa
 
 
Status
Status for NA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Trapa natans L. var. natans
 
Taxon infra-specific
Trapa natans var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino (1897)
Trapa natans var. pumila Nakano ex Verdc. (1986)
Trapa natans var. africana Brenan (1953)
Trapa natans L. var. natans
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Aquatic floating annual herb with dimorphic leaves; floating leaves in rosette at upper nodes, with swollen spongy petiole and rhomboic blade; submerged leaves linear, entire, caducous; adventitious roots developping from leaf scars of submerged leaves.
Ecology : Quiet base-rich water, lakes, without too much calcium; swamps, pans; 0-1200m alt. S. Africa, Cameroon; India?, Indochina, Vietnam, Japan;

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:276 (2012)
  • César J. & C. Chatelain (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména

Bibliography for North Africa :
  • Battandier, J.A & L.C. Trabut (1889). Flore de l'Algérie [Dicot] 1(2): 318  
  • Fl. Algérie [Quézel & Santa] 2: 638 (1963).
  • Fl. Eur. 2: 303 (1968).
  • Fl. Tunisie [Pottier-Alapetite] 1: 557 (1979).
  • Fl. Iberica 8: 72 (1997). 
  • BOULOS, L. & E. LE FLOC'H (2008). Flore de Tunisie: catalogue synonymique commenté
  • LE FLOC’H, E., L. BOULOS & E. VÉLA (2010). Catalogue synonymique commenté de la Flore de Tunisie  
 
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