Salviniaceae
Azolla

Azolla nilotica Decne.

First published in Pl. Tinn.: 54 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Gabon to Somalia and S. Tropical Africa. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Plant up to 15 cm or more long, but often much smaller; rhizomes up to 2 mm thick, with clusters of numerous roots at the nodes
Morphology Leaves
Leaves with broad whitish margins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Sporocarp
Massulae with few or no weak outgrowths.
Distribution
S2 widespread in eastern tropical Africa.
Ecology
Altitude range c. 50 m.
[FSOM]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/185433/120142723

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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