Blyxa aubertii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
Genus: | Blyxa |
Species: | B. aubertii |
Binomial name | |
Blyxa aubertii Rich. | |
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Blyxa aubertii, common name bamboo plant, is a plant species widespread across Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia, but known from the Western Hemisphere only from a few collections in the southwestern part of the US State of Louisiana. This is an aquatic plant growing in shallow lakes and ponds.
Description
Blyxa aubertii has short stems rarely more than 3 cm (1 in) long. Leaves form a rosette, each leaf long and narrow, up to 60 cm (23.5 in) long but usually less than 10 mm wide. Flowers are greenish-purple, with sepals 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long and petals up to 17 mm (0.67 in) long.
Cultivation
This and other species in the genus, such as Blyxa japonica, are sold commercially as greenery to grow alongside fish in aquaria. They require moderate or bright light. Blyxa aubertii has been in the aquarium trade for a long time but has never been very popular.
References
- Tropicos
- Thieret, J. W., R. R. Haynes, and D. H. Dike. 1969. Blyxa aubertii (Hydrocharitaceae) in Louisiana: New to North America. Sida 3: 343--344.
- Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic Wetland Pl. S.E. U.S. Monocot. 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
- Simpson, D. 1989. Hydrocharitaceae. Hydrocharitaceae: 1–29. In R. M. Polhill (ed.) Fl. Trop. E. Africa. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
- Perrier de la Bathie, H. 1946. Hydrocharitacees. Flora of Madagascar 26: 1–13
- "Blyxa aubertii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- Flora of China v 23 Archived February 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan University of Karachi, Karachi.
- Cook, C. D. K., and R. Lüönd. 1983. A revision of the genus Blyxa (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 15: 1--52
- Richard, Louis Claude Marie. Mémoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Physiques de L'Institut National de France 12(2): 19–23, 77, pl. 4. 1812.
- Plantpedia Aquascaping World
- "Blyxa auberti". AquariumPlants.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- Millar, Bryce. "Blyxa aubertii". www.tfhmagazine.com. Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Blyxa aubertii |
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