Damasonium bourgaei

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Damasonium bourgaei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Damasonium
Species:
D. bourgaei
Binomial name
Damasonium bourgaei
Coss.
Synonyms

Alisma bourgaei

Damasonium bourgaei is a species of plant in the family Alismataceae. [2] [3]

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Distribution

Damasonium bourgaei has a scattered distribution in the Mediterranean Basin, occurring in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Syria, Sicily and Sardinia, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and India. [1] [4] [5]

Ecology

D. bourgaei is an amphibious annual plant associated with habitats that undergo seasonal changes in the water level, usually on nutrient-rich substrates. [1] The species produces different types of leaves depending on the water depth, including grass-like submerged leaves, floating spoon-shaped leaves or, in its terrestrial phase, emergent lanceolate leaves. [6]

Contrary to most other Damasonium species, the flowers of D. bourgeai have anthers that touch the carpels, facilitating self-pollination. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 de Bélair, G., Daoud-Bouattour, A., Gammar-Ghrabi, Z., Limam-Ben Saad, S. & Muller, S.D. (2010). "Damasonium bourgaei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T164206A5776862. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T164206A5776862.en . Retrieved 23 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Damasonium bourgaei Coss. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. ↑ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Damasonium bourgaei (Mediterranean Starfruit Plantain): MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  4. ↑ Rich, T.C.G.; Nicholls-Vuille, F.L. (2001). "Taxonomy and distribution of European Damasonium (Alismataceae)". Edinb. J. Bot. 58 (1): 45–55. doi:10.1017/S0960428601000464.
  5. ↑ Rodríguez García, A. (2019). "Damasonium bourgaei Coss. (Alismataceae), novedad corológica para Castilla y León (España)". Acta Botanica Malacitana. 44: 73–75. doi:10.24310/abm.v44i0.5321.
  6. ↑ Talavera, S.; Talavera, M.M. (2010). "Damasonium Mill.". In Talavera, S.; Gallego, M.J.; Romero Zarco, C.; Herrero, A. (eds.). Flora Iberica: Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVII. Butomaceae-Juncaceae (PDF). Madrid: Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC. pp. 18–22. ISBN   978-84-00-09112-5.
  7. ↑ Vuille, F.-L. (1987). "Reproductive biology of the genus Damasonium (Alismataceae)". Pl. Syst. Evol. 157: 63–71. doi:10.1007/BF00939181.


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