Cabomba palaeformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Cabombaceae |
Genus: | Cabomba |
Species: | C. palaeformis |
Binomial name | |
Cabomba palaeformis Fassett |
Cabomba palaeformis is a species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae native to Mexico and Central America.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Cabomba palaeformis is an aquatic herb. The divided submerged leaves display purple spotting and red striations. The linear floating leaves are 11 mm long, and 1.4 mm wide.
Generative characteristics
The 6-8 mm long flowers are white with occasional yellow or purple colouration at the petal base. The pollen grains have striate and perforate ornamentations. The gynoecium consists of a single carpel.
Cytology
The chromosome count is 2n = 26.
Taxonomy
Cabomba palaeformis Fassett was first published by Norman Carter Fassett in 1953. The type specimen was collected in Tampico, Mexico by Palmer in April 1910.
Ecology
Habitat
It occurs in shallow lakes, canals, and freshwater lagoons. It provides shelter to aquatic invertebrates and fish.
As an aquarium plant
It is rarely cultivated, yet grows easily under bright conditions in hard water. It tolerates various conditions in cultivation.
References
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- Etnoflora yucatanense. p. 458. (n.d.). Mexiko: Univ. Autónima de Yucatán.
- ^ Fassett, N. C. (1953). A Monograph of Cabomba. Castanea, 18(4), 116–128. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4031558
- Wilstermann-Hildebrand, M. (n.d.-b). Gattung Cabomba - Haarnixen. Heimbiotop. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.heimbiotop.de/cabomba.html
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- Moseley, M. F., Mehta, I. J., Williamson, P. S., & Kosakai, H. (1984). Morphological Studies of the Nymphaeaceae (Sensu Lato). XIII. Contributions to the Vegetative and Floral Structure of Cabomba. American Journal of Botany, 71(7), 902–924. https://doi.org/10.2307/2443661
- Ørgaard, M. (1991), The genus Cabomba (Cabombaceae)–a taxonomic study. Nordic Journal of Botany, 11: 179-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1991.tb01819.x
- Cabomba palaeformis - Species Details. (n.d.). Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=3023
- Lieth, H. (1993). Wetlands of the World: Inventory, Ecology and Management Volume I: Africa, Australia, Canada and Greenland, Mediterranean, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South Asia, Tropical South America, United States. p. 646. Niederlande: Springer Netherlands.
- Lot, A., Novelo, A. (2004). Iconografía y estudio de plantas acuáticas de la ciudad de México y sus alrededores. p. 35. Mexiko: UNAM. Instituto de Biología.
- Novelo, A., & Ramos, L. (2005). Vegetación acuática. In Biodiversidad del Estado de Tabasco (p. 118). Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad.
- Gómez, A. L. Á., Carrera, V. R., & De Jesús Sánchez Martínez, A. (2005). Embriogénesis somática de Vallisneria americana Mitch. Semana De Divulgación Y Video Científico, 118. https://www.google.de/books/edition/Memorias_de_la_Semana_de_Divulgaci%C3%B3n_y/E49Tt0MWeOgC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Cabomba%20palaeformis&pg=PA118&printsec=frontcover
- B-Aqua - Cabomba palaeformis. (n.d.). Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.b-aqua.com/pages/PlantsFiche.aspx?id=1094
- Cabomba palaeformis “Grün” - Grüne Mexikanische Haarnixe. (n.d.). Flowgrow. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.flowgrow.de/db/wasserpflanzen/cabomba-palaeformis-grun
- Die Mexikanische Haarnixe - Cabomba palaeformis. (2021, February 6). Aquarium Ratgeber. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.aquarium-ratgeber.com/aquarienpflanzen/pflanzen-vz/haarnixe/mexikanische-haarnixe/
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Cabomba palaeformis |
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