Plant ID

[zanguli-ya-zamba]

Hello,
I have found this plant at the botanical garden of Kisantu 120 km from Kinshasa. They couldn't tell me the name of it !
You will see a pic of the plant growing in a pond near the water surface and an other pic of the same plant in a deep tank.

Does someone knows that plant ?

Cheers


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[dw1305]

Hi all,
It is pick a name time, but the emersed leaf growing form a rosette looks like it might be an Ottelia sp.

cheers Darrel

 

[zanguli-ya-zamba]

Hi Darel,

Thank you for your answer ! And sorry for responding only now !
I have been searching on the web for the ottelia sp but I don't think it's that.
As I can see the ottelia have an other form of structure. This one looks like a giant form of E telenus. Reproduction is done by stolon, same as other echinodorus or valisneria.
I am a bit confuse about this plant.

Do you want me to take a close up pic of it ??

Thanks again and hope we can put a name on this one


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[zanguli-ya-zamba]

In fact on the first pic we are growing it in a pond.
In think that the rosette form is is because of the sunlight. Because this change of shape start at the point where the leave touch the surface of the water.



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