Aponogeton boivinianus

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|genus = Aponogeton

|species = boivinianus

|authority = Baill. ex Jum.

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Aponogeton boivinianus is a species of flowering plant in the Aponogetonaceae family.{{cite web

|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82936-1

|title= Aponogeton boivinianus Baill. ex Jum.

|author=

|date=n.d.

|website=Plants of the World Online

|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

|access-date=July 12, 2020}}

It is Native to Madagascar

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).{{Cn|date=May 2021}}

Cultivation and uses

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/apons-randall.html|title=The Aponogeton Family|website=www.thekrib.com|access-date=2017-01-31}}

Propagation is from seeds.{{Cn|date=May 2021}}

References

External links

[http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/apons-randall.html Krib article]

biovinianus

Category:Endemic flora of Madagascar

Category:Freshwater plants

Category:Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon

Category:Taxa named by Henri Lucien Jumelle