Burnatia enneandra (Hochst.) Micheli

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Synonyms:	Echinodorus schinzii Buchenau Rautanenia schinzii (Buchenau) Buchenau
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial aquatic herb, up to 1 m tall. Rhizome tuberous, ovoid to globose, up to 2 cm in diameter; roots somewhat fleshy. Leaves submerged or partly emergent with a flattened petiole up to 50 cm long, rarely longer. Lamina linear to more or less narrowly lanceolate, 10-25 cm long, with 3-7 veins from the base. Inflorescences 1-3 on an erect peduncle up to 85 cm long, unisexual on different plants. Male inflorescences up to 40 cm long; female inflorescences up to 15 cm long. Flowers small, whitish, sometimes tinged violet; petals minute or absent in female flowers. Fruit with mostly c. 12 obovoid compressed carpels.
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Derivation of specific name:	enneandra: 9-stamened
Habitat:	On edges of slow-flowing rivers and streams, shallow lakes, waterholes, dambos and swamps
Altitude range:	100 - 1750 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa
Malawi distribution:	C,S
Growth form(s):	Perennial.
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Literature:	Carter, S. (1960). Alismataceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 13 - 15. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 119. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 84. Martins, E.S. & Catarino, L. (2009). Alismataceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 4 - 6. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 179.

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