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Accession Data:

Aponogeton madagascariensis (Mirb.) H.Bruggen

  • Common Name: Madagascar Laceleaf
  • Family: Aponogetonaceae J.G. Agardh

  • Country of Origin: Comoros, Madagascar
  • Habitat: submerged hydrogeophyte

  • Description: Aponogeton madagascariensis, the Madagascar Lace Plant, is a submerged aquatic with naturally occurring holes in its leaf blades. The leaves are like window screen, with a network of veins and photosynthetic tissue, but with gaps in the leaf between the veins. Aquatic plants have more difficulty than terrestrial plants obtaining carbon dioxide, because gas diffusion is much slower in water than in air; the lacy leaves of A. madagascariensis probably are an adaptation to create more surface area for gas exchange.1

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201000006
  • Source: Devan Parker ex ???
  • Accession Date: 01-29-2010
  • Bench: 6904 - Array 1, Tank 4
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 02-07-2023
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Magnoliophyta
    • Class: Liliopsida
    • SubClass: monocots
    • Order: Alismatales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Aponogetonaceae
    • SubFamily:
    • Tribe:
    • SubTribe:

    Flowering Data:

    This accession has been observed in bloom on:
    YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    2023
    2022
    2021
    2020
    2019
    2018
    2017
    2016
    2015
    2014
    2013
    2012

    References (internal):

    • Aquatic Plants
    • Benthophyte
    • Fenestrate
    • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
    • Accessions with Embedded Video Files
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Comoros / Madagascar

    References (external):

    1. Aponogeton madagascariensis Seeds at Burger's Onion. Last accessed Tuesday, 06 November, 2018.
    2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, August 20, 2017.
    3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Sunday, August 20, 2017.
    4. Why all the Lace? at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Thursday, December 14, 2017.

    data regenerated on Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:39:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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    Aponogeton madagascariensis

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