- Family:
- Aponogetonaceae Planch.
Aponogeton L.f.

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial glabrous freshwater herbs from starch-rich rhizome or tuber.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves basal, simple, usually long-petiolate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence usually a simple or 2-branched spike, at first enclosed in a thin spathe.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers bisexual or more rarely unisexual, usually irregular.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
- Tepals 1–6 or absent, petal-like, free.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens usually 6, free; filaments narrow; anthers 2-thecous, longitudinally dehiscent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels
- Carpels superior, usually 3–6, free or slightly united at the base, 1-celled; ovules 1–14; style short.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a 1–several-seeded follicle. Seeds with a straight embryo, without endosperm.
- Distribution
- Genus of about 60 species in tropical and subtropical parts of the Old World.
- Note
- Records from Somalia of A. desertorum Zeyh. ex Spreng. f. and A. subconjugatus Schumach. & Thonn. in Cuf. Enum.: 1202 (1968) are based on material of A. abyssinicus var. cordatus.
[FWTA]
Aponogetonaceae, F.N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- Aquatics
[FTEA]
Aponogetonaceae, K.A. Lye (Agricultural University of Norway). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1989
- Morphology General Habit
- Small to medium-sized perennial herbs growing in seasonally wet soil or submerged in temporary pools or similar habitats, rarely in permanent water; leaf-blades and flowers often floating on the surface of the water
- Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
- Tuber globular to oval or more irregular in shape, usually grey to brown with very numerous roots from upper part Leaves usually with a long petiole and a distinct blade with a few parallel primary veins and numerous transverse secondary veins, but in some species, e.g. A. vallisnerioides, the leaf-blade is linear
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence with spirally or unilaterally arranged flowers in a loose or dense simple or bifid spike; spathe present, but usually very early caducous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers with white, yellow, mauve or bluish-violet petal-like appendages (tepals), rarely with tepals lacking
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens with yellowish or brown anthers often early turning blackish; connnective sometimes protruding into a conical appendage; pollen-grains monosulcate, borne in monads
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovaries green, blue or lilac
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Follicles bottle-shaped with a distinct beak, containing 1–12 rounded to fusiform seeds, which are often prominendy longitudinally ribbed.
Doubtfully present in:
Nepal, West Himalaya
Native to:
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
California, France, Great Britain, Mauritius, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Victoria
- Aponogeton abyssinicus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Aponogeton afroviolaceus Lye
- Aponogeton angustifolius Aiton
- Aponogeton appendiculatus H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton azureus H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton bernierianus (Decne.) Hook.f.
- Aponogeton bogneri H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton boivinianus Baill. ex Jum.
- Aponogeton bruggenii S.R.Yadav & Govekar
- Aponogeton bullosus H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton capuronii H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton cordatus Jum.
- Aponogeton crispus Thunb.
- Aponogeton cuneatus S.W.L.Jacobs
- Aponogeton dassanayakei Manaw. & Yakand.
- Aponogeton decaryi Jum. ex Humbert
- Aponogeton desertorum Zeyh. ex Spreng.
- Aponogeton dioecus Bosser
- Aponogeton distachyos L.f.
- Aponogeton eggersii Bogner & H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton elongatus F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Aponogeton euryspermus Hellq. & S.W.L.Jacobs
- Aponogeton fotianus J.Raynal
- Aponogeton fugax J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Aponogeton gottlebei Kasselm. & Bogner
- Aponogeton hexatepalus H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton jacobsenii de Wit
- Aponogeton junceus Lehm.
- Aponogeton kannangarae M.A.Silva, Deshaprema & Manamperi
- Aponogeton kimberleyensis Hellq. & S.W.L.Jacobs
- Aponogeton lakhonensis A.Camus
- Aponogeton lancesmithii Hellq. & S.W.L.Jacobs
- Aponogeton longiplumulosus H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton loriae Martelli
- Aponogeton madagascariensis (Mirb.) H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton masoalaensis Bogner
- Aponogeton natalensis Oliv.
- Aponogeton natans (L.) Engl. & K.Krause
- Aponogeton nateshii S.R.Yadav
- Aponogeton nudiflorus Peter
- Aponogeton prolifer Hellq. & S.W.L.Jacobs
- Aponogeton queenslandicus H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton ranunculiflorus Jacot Guill. & Marais
- Aponogeton rehmannii Oliv.
- Aponogeton rigidifolius H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton robinsonii A.Camus
- Aponogeton satarensis Sundararagh., A.R.Kulk. & S.R.Yadav
- Aponogeton schatzianus Bogner & H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton stuhlmannii Engl.
- Aponogeton subconjugatus Schumach. & Thonn.
- Aponogeton tenuispicatus H.Bruggen
- Aponogeton tofus S.W.L.Jacobs
- Aponogeton troupinii J.Raynal
- Aponogeton ulvaceus Baker
- Aponogeton undulatus Roxb.
- Aponogeton vallisnerioides Baker
- Aponogeton vanbruggenii Hellq. & S.W.L.Jacobs
- Aponogeton viridis Jum.
- Aponogeton wolfgangianus S.R.Yadav
- Aponogeton womersleyi H.Bruggen
Aponogeton L.f. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Suppl. Pl.: 32 (1782)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- F.T.A. 8: 216
- K. Krause & Engl. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 13: 9 (1906).
- Suppl. 32 (1781)
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Bibl. Bot. 33, 137: 1 (1985), nom. conserv.
- Engl. in E. & P. Pf. II. 1: 218 (1889)
- H. Bruggen in B.J.B.B. 43: 193 (1973)
- K. Krause in E.P. IV. 13: 9 (1906)
- Suppl. Pl.: 32 (1781)
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
Flora of West Tropical Africa
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Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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