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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Binomial name | |
Blyxa aubertii
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
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]
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]
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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Binomial name | |
Blyxa aubertii
Rich.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
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]
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]