Aponogeton ranunculiflorus

Last updated

Sehlabathebe water lily
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Aponogetonaceae
Genus: Aponogeton
Species:
A. ranunculiflorus
Binomial name
Aponogeton ranunculiflorus

Aponogeton ranunculiflorus, the Sehlabathebe water lily, is a tiny and endangered species [3] of aquatic plant, that belongs to the pondweed family Aponogetonaceae. It is protected in the Sehlabathebe National Park in the mountains of Lesotho, where it is very localized, [3] and nearby in the uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [1] Outside these areas it is seriously threatened. It is found in sandstone rock pools, up to 7 metres deep, and in permanently wet tarns or sensitive high altitude mires, [1] at altitudes between about 2,600 and 3,200 metres. Its spiralled stems allow the flowers to remain at surface level. [3] Threats to the species include overgrazing and trampling by cattle, overburning, erosion and subsistence farming. [1] Their small (1 cm) corms can survive the drying out of the pools, or being frozen into the muddy bottoms. [4]

Related Research Articles

<i>Aponogeton madagascariensis</i> Species of aquatic plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis is commonly known as Madagascar laceleaf, lattice leaf or lace plant. It is an aquatic plant native to Madagascar, popularly sold for use in aquariums.

<i>Aponogeton</i> Genus of aquatic plants

The Aponogetonaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Alismatales.

<i>Ravenea</i> Genus of palms

Ravenea is a genus of 20 known species of palms, all native to Madagascar and the Comoros.

<i>Baphia longipedicellata</i> Species of legume

Baphia longipedicellata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. Subspecies keniensis is found only in Kenya and is threatened by habitat loss.

Lemurophoenix halleuxii is a species of palm tree, the only species in the genus Lemurophoenix. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss and overcollection. There are perhaps 300 mature individuals remaining in the wild.

<i>Satranala</i> Species of plant in the family Arecaceae

Satranala decussilvae is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is a palm endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Satranala, and is threatened by habitat loss. There are perhaps 200 mature individuals remaining.

<i>Schippia</i> Genus of palms

Schippia concolor, the mountain pimento or silver pimeto, is a medium-sized palm species that is native to Belize and Guatemala. Named for its discoverer, Australian botanist William A. Schipp, the species is threatened by habitat loss. It is the sole species in the genus Schippia.

Isthmohyla lancasteri is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to humid premontane slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica and western Panama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gray-bellied caenolestid</span> Species of marsupial

The gray-bellied caenolestid, or grey-bellied shrew opossum, is a shrew opossum found in humid, temperate forests and moist grasslands of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It was first described by American zoologist Harold Elmer Anthony in 1921. Little is known about the behavior of the gray-bellied caenolestid. It appears to be terrestrial (land-living) and crepuscular or nocturnal. Diet consists of invertebrate larvae, small vertebrates and plant material. The IUCN classifies the gray-bellied caenolestid as near threatened.

Aponogeton azureus is a species of plant in the Aponogetonaceae family. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Kraussia speciosa is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in coastal Kenya and Tanzania, where it is associated with the Zanzibar-Inhambane regional mosaic.

<i>Aponogeton ulvaceus</i> Species of aquatic plant

Aponogeton ulvaceus is a submerged aquatic plant in the Aponogetonaceae family. It has a small cone shaped, slightly hairy rhizome about 30 mm in diameter. The leaf blades have a base that tapers gradually, pale green in colour, over 50 cm (20 in) long and 8 cm (3 in) broad, with a wavy margin on petioles of an equal length, and in appearance slightly translucent. A single bulb may produce up to forty leaves in good conditions. No floating leaves are formed. The yellow flowers are produced on one or two, and sometimes more, erect spikes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry van Bruggen</span> Dutch botanist

Heinrich (Harry) Wilhelm Eduard van Bruggen was a Dutch amateur botanist.

Disparithelphusa pecki is a species of freshwater crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Disparithelphusa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jules Jacot-Guillarmod</span>

Jules Jacot-Guillarmod was a Swiss physician, mountaineer and photographer. He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1868 and died in the Gulf of Aden in 1925. As a mountaineer he was known for his ascents in the Swiss Alps but particularly for his participation in two Himalaya expeditions.

<i>Aponogeton lakhonensis</i> Species of aquatic plant in the Aponogetonaceae family

Aponogeton lakhonensis is a species of an aquatic genus Aponogeton, itself the only genus in the Aponogetonaceae family. This species with a yellow-flowered single spike rising above the water, is found in ricefields, ponds and slow-moving streams of tropical and sub-tropical Asia. An outlier population occurs in Sulawesi, the main area of occurrence is from Thailand to Zhōngguó/China and Assam in India. It is more closely related to tropical Australian species of Aponogeton than it is to other Southeast Asian species. In Thailand the whole plant is eaten is salads, whereas Cambodians prefer the leaves alone served with fish sauce.

<i>Aponogeton natans</i> Species of aquatic plant

Aponogeton natans is a species of aquatic plant in the family Aponogetonaceae.

<i>Encephalartos hildebrandtii</i> Species of plant in the family Zamiaceae

Encephalartos hildebrandtii is a species of cycad in the Zamiaceae family. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania at elevations from sea level to 600 metres (2,000 ft). The species is named for the German explorer Johann Maria Hildebrandt.

Beaucarnea sanctomariana is a tree in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico. The species is named for the town of Santa María Chimalapa in Oaxaca.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 L. Agenbag.; C.R. Scott-Shaw (2010). "Aponogeton ranunculiflorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T185336A8391050. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185336A8391050.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Jacot Guillarmod, A.; Marais, W. (1972). "A new species of Aponogeton (Aponogetonaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 27 (3): 563–65. doi:10.2307/4114366. JSTOR   4114366.
  3. 1 2 3 Wickison, Sue. "Aponogeton ranunculiflorus". suewickison.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. Jacot Guillarmod, A. (1978). "Notes on distribution and biology of Aponogeton ranunculiflorus". Kew Bulletin. 32 (4): 781–83. doi:10.2307/4109774. JSTOR   4109774.