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Aponogeton boivinianus
Aponogeton boivinianus is a species of flowering plant in the Aponogetonaceae family. It is Native to Madagascar
From the article Aponogeton boivinianus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
From a round, flattened tuber, arise a rosette of broad, elongated leaves on short stems. The leaves have an attractive indented surface and are a dark, rather transparent green in colour. It reaches a height of about 24 inches (60 cm).
At the table
Cultivated as an aquarium plant where it seems to prefer rather cooler water than the other species from this region. Prefers very clean water and a good substrate to grow in. Propagation is from seeds.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation and uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Aponogeton boivinianus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 816348.