| Potamogeton perfoliatus L. |
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| Family : POTAMOGETONACEAE |
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 126 (1753)  |
| Information on the genus : Potamogeton |
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Status
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| Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Peltopsis perfoliata (L.) Raf. (1819) |
| Spirillus perfoliatus (L.) Nieuwl. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Submerged perennial herb with an extensive creeping rhizome; stems 50-200 cm long, cylindrical, strongly branched; leaves all submerged |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
In lakes and reservoirs (0,5-3 m depth); guelta; to 1200 m (Chad: Tibesti) to 2800 m alt. (Ethiopia). |
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Forming hybrids with P. nodosus |
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Widespread in temperate and subtropical regions of Europe, Asia and N. America; rare in Australia; known from only 2 localities in the Neotropics: Guatemala, Cuba; recently introduced in Malesia (Sumatra). |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Hedberb, I., Edwards &al. (eds) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 21
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and south Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
Bibliography for North Africa :
- Fl. Atlant. 1: 148 (1798).
- BATTANDIER, J. A. & TRABUT, M. (1895). Flore de l'Algérie et catalogue des plantes du Maroc. [Monocot. ou vol.2] 2: 7
- Cat. Pl. Maroc 1: 19 (1931).
- Fl. Afrique N. 1: 195 (1952).
- Fl. Algérie [Quézel & Santa] 1: 49 (1962).
- Fl. Eur. 5: 9 (1980).
- OZENDA, P. (1983). Flore et végétation du Sahara. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.
- ALI, S. I., S. M. H. JAFRI & A. EL GADI (ed.) (1984). Flora of Libya. 114: 7
- BARRY J. P. & J. C. CELLES (1991). Flore de Mauritanie. Institut supérieur scientifique de Nouakchott - Université de Nice.
- Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 3: 18 (2002).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
| see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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| Record n°15739 modified 2008-11-06 |
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