Ceratophyllum muricatum Cham. |
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Protologue : Linnaea 4: 504 (1829) |
Information on the genus : Ceratophyllum |
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Status
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Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
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Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Homotypic |
Ceratophyllum submersum subsp. muricatum (Cham.) Wilmot-Dear (1985) |
Ceratophyllum muricatum Cham. subsp. muricatum (1829) |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=Ceratophyllum echinatum A. Gray |
=Ceratophyllum submersum var. echinatum (A. Gray) Wilmot-Dear (1985) |
=Ceratophyllum cristatum Guill. & Perr. (1833) |
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Taxon infra-specific |
Ceratophyllum muricatum Cham. subsp. muricatum (1829) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Stems like C. demersum but more delicate; leaves forked 3-4 'times, lighter green; fruit flattened with both apical and basal 'spines, surface warty or spiny, long-spinose wing. |
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Ecology : |
Slow-flowing or stagnant, shallow water, incl. seasonal highly alkaline pools; not in brackish estuaries. Libya?; Egypt; S. Africa; W Russia, Italy; India, E China, Pacific Islands; E USA to N S. America. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- DARBYSHIRE, I. KORDOFAMI, M. & AL. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing : 152
- CÉSAR J. & C. CHATELAIN (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména : 274
Bibliography for North Africa :
- Med-Checklist 1: 290 (1984).
- Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 1: 153 (1999).
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under chg |
see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base |
see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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