Blyxa aubertii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: | Blyxa |
| Species: | B. aubertii
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| 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.[2][3][4][5] This is an aquatic plant growing in shallow lakes and ponds.[6][7][8]
Description
[edit]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.[9][10]
Cultivation
[edit]This and other species in the genus, such as Blyxa japonica, are sold commercially as greenery to grow alongside fish in aquaria.[11][12] They require moderate or bright light. Blyxa aubertii has been in the aquarium trade for a long time but has never been very popular.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.