Cabomba palaeformis

Cabomba palaeformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Cabombaceae
Genus: Cabomba
Species:
C. palaeformis
Binomial name
Cabomba palaeformis

Cabomba palaeformis is a species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae native to Mexico and Central America.[1]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Cabomba palaeformis is an aquatic herb.[2] The divided submerged leaves display purple spotting and red striations.[3] The linear floating leaves are 11 mm long, and 1.4 mm wide.[4]

Generative characteristics

The 6-8 mm long flowers are white with occasional yellow or purple colouration at the petal base.[3] The pollen grains have striate and perforate ornamentations.[5][6] The gynoecium consists of a single carpel.[3][7]

Cytology

The chromosome count is 2n = 26.[8]

Taxonomy

Cabomba palaeformis Fassett was first published by Norman Carter Fassett in 1953.[1][3] The type specimen was collected in Tampico, Mexico by Palmer in April 1910.[9]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in shallow lakes,[10] canals,[11] and freshwater lagoons.[12] It provides shelter to aquatic invertebrates and fish.[13]

As an aquarium plant

It is rarely cultivated, yet grows easily under bright conditions in hard water. It tolerates various conditions in cultivation.[14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cabomba palaeformis Fassett". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ Etnoflora yucatanense. p. 458. (n.d.). Mexiko: Univ. Autónima de Yucatán.
  3. ^ a b c d Fassett, N. C. (1953). A Monograph of Cabomba. Castanea, 18(4), 116–128. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4031558
  4. ^ Wilstermann-Hildebrand, M. (n.d.-b). Gattung Cabomba - Haarnixen. Heimbiotop. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.heimbiotop.de/cabomba.html
  5. ^ Halbritter H. 2017. Cabomba palaeformis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Cabomba_palaeformis/302950;jsessionid=999FE1DDE24B2EDCB697B8F1D03723B7; accessed 2024-10-13
  6. ^ Hesse, M., Halbritter, H., Buchner, R., Weber, M., Frosch-Radivo, A., Zetter, R., Ulrich, S. (2009). Pollen Terminology: An Illustrated Handbook. p. 171. Österreich: Springer Vienna.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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
  9. ^ Cabomba palaeformis - Species Details. (n.d.). Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=3023
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ B-Aqua - Cabomba palaeformis. (n.d.). Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.b-aqua.com/pages/PlantsFiche.aspx?id=1094
  15. ^ Cabomba palaeformis “Grün” - Grüne Mexikanische Haarnixe. (n.d.). Flowgrow. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.flowgrow.de/db/wasserpflanzen/cabomba-palaeformis-grun
  16. ^ 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/