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Family: Aponogetonaceae (wateruintjie family)
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There is only one genus, Aponogeton, in this
family. There are 43 species, occurring in tropical to temperate regions of
Asia, Africa, Madagascar and Australia. Nine species occur in Southern
Africa.
Plants grow in freshwater with leaves floating on the
surface.
Species of Aponogeton indigenous in southern Africa
Aponogeton angustifolius
A Western Cape endemic. |
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Aponogeton azureus
Endemic to Namibia. |
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Aponogeton desertorum
Occurs in Namibia, Botswana, Limpopo. North West and Eastern Cape |
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Aponogeton distachyos
(Cape Pondweed)
A Western Cape endemic. The flowers are harvested as a vegetable. |
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Aponogeton junceus
Widespread in southern Africa. |
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Aponogeton natalensis
Occurs in Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern
Cape.
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Aponogeton ranunculiflorus
Occurs in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo |
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Aponogeton rehmannii
Occurs in Namibia, Botswana, Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and
Free State.
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Aponogeton stuhlmannii
Occurs in Namibia, Botswana, Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga |
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Publications
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Obermeyer, A.A. 1966. Aponogetonaceae. Flora
of southern Africa 1: 85-92.
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Van Bruggen, H.W.E. 1973. Revision of the
genus Aponogeton (Aponogetonaceae) VI. The species in Africa. Bulletin
du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 43 (1/2): 193-233.
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