Small tuberiferous herbs 3-12 cm high, with the upper parts fugaceous. Tubers developing new plants laterally, globose, up to 1 cm in diam. brown, densely covered above with long, fine, white matted roots. Leaves: the primary(representing the petioles only)submerged, awl-shaped falcate, about 2 cm long, 1 mm in diam., present in young seedlings; later leaves forming a long filiform petiole and a floating lamina, linear-oblong, 2-4 cm long and 5-6 mm broad, apex and base obtuse. Spikes simple, about 9-flowered, short at first, elongating in fruit, up to 2 cm long; spathe spotted, membranous; flowers at first dorsiventrally arranged in 2 rows, afterwards the rhachis twists in a zig-zag fashion and the arrangement then appears more cylindrical; perianth-segments 2, white, oblong, 5 mm long, deciduous, apex obtuse or emarginate. Stamens about 6, filaments narrowly subulate, 1-2 mm long, anthers yellow, turning black. Carpels c.3, whitish to purplish or bluish, transparent, with 4-6 basal ovules; style about as long as the ovary. Follicles turbinate, 1-4 seeded; seeds black, shiny, fusiform, 2 mm long. From: Obermeyer, AA. 1966. Order: Helobiae. In: LE Codd, B De Winter & HB Rycroft (eds). Fl. S. Africa 1: 56-112. BRI & Nat. Bot. Gdns, Pretoria & Cape Town. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209551#page/1/mode/1up] [CC BY]
A delicate, fugitive plant. Rhizome tuberous. Leaves linear, petiolate and floating, seldom subulate and submerged. Petiole up to 170 mm long. Spike simple, few-flowered. Perianth segments deciduous, small. Flowers white. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Usually found in granite rock pools that are dry most of the year. A fugaceous plant developing very fast under favourable conditions, the tuber becoming dormant again when the pool dries up. From: Obermeyer, AA. 1966. Order: Helobiae. In: LE Codd, B De Winter & HB Rycroft (eds). Fl. S. Africa 1: 56-112. BRI & Nat. Bot. Gdns, Pretoria & Cape Town. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209551#page/1/mode/1up] [CC BY]
Small waterworn pools in sandstone ridges or granite. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Recorded from the Transvaal and South West Africa; also in East Africa and Rhodesia. From: Obermeyer, AA. 1966. Order: Helobiae. In: LE Codd, B De Winter & HB Rycroft (eds). Fl. S. Africa 1: 56-112. BRI & Nat. Bot. Gdns, Pretoria & Cape Town. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209551#page/1/mode/1up] [CC BY]
January to March
500 to 2300 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Alismatales
FAMILY Aponogetonaceae
GENUS Aponogeton
SPECIES stuhlmannii
16 results for Aponogeton stuhlmannii Engl.
Barcode: PRE0034127-0 Collector(s) & number: Repton, JE, 4714A | 1964-2-14
South Africa, Gauteng, BRONKHORSTSPRUIT; ROODEPOORTJIE 149 FARM 27 MI. NE. OF BRONKHORSTSPRUIT
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Barcode: PRE0811969-0 Collector(s) & number: Manning, JC, 609 | 1990-11-27
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Middelburg; Groot Doornkop Military Area.
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Barcode: PRE0034123-0 Collector(s) & number: Obermeyer, AA, 317A | 1932-11-
South Africa, Limpopo, ZOUTPANSBERG; ZOUTPAN 193 FARM
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Barcode: PRE0034128-0 Collector(s) & number: Pole-Evans, IB, 4523 | 1948-1-2
South Africa, Limpopo, DONGOLA; GREEFSWALD
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Barcode: PRE0584070-0 Collector(s) & number: Mothogoane, MS, 317 | 2000-5-17
South Africa, Limpopo, Vhembe National Park. Greefs Wald, Old army camp (on the rocks).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0540354-0 Collector(s) & number: Hansen, OJ, 3313 | 1977-12-23
Botswana, GABORONE; AEDUME PARK
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Barcode: PRE0034122-0 Collector(s) & number: Repton, JE, 4714 | 1956-11-28
South Africa, Gauteng, BRONKHORSTSPRUIT; SYBRANDSKRAAL; ROODEPOORTJIE 149 FARM ON ROCKY OUTCROP
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0096216-0 Collector(s) & number: Theron, GK, 2863 | 1974-1-8
South Africa, Limpopo, MESSINA DIST.; GREEFSWADT
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Barcode: PRE0095103-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 260 | 1974-2-23
South Africa, North West, WOLMARANSSTAD; LEEUWFONTEIN; 10 KM. W. VAN WOLMARANSSTAD
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Barcode: PRE0111483-0 Collector(s) & number: Obermeyer, AA, 317A | 1932-11-27
South Africa, Limpopo, ZOUTPANSBERG; ZOUTPAN 193
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Barcode: PRE0034126-0 Collector(s) & number: Verdoorn, 2268 | 1948-3-15
South Africa, Limpopo, DONGOLA; GREEFSWALDT; NEAR SHASHI RIVER
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Barcode: PRE0034124-0 Collector(s) & number: Keytel, CL, PRE 34680 | 1966-1-
South Africa, Limpopo, POTGIETERSRUST
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Barcode: PRE0034121-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 4707 | 1894-3-27
South Africa, Limpopo, HOUTBOSCHBERG
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Barcode: PRE0034125-0 Collector(s) & number: du Plessis, CJ, 372 | 1968-12-14
South Africa, Mpumalanga, MIDDELBURG; DOORNFONTEIN 273 J.S. EERSTEKAMP IN WATERPAD BY GHOST ROCKS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0850224-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Walt, 354 | 2007-5-5
South Africa, Limpopo, Musina Region. Groot Klip. Ludwigslust.
General notes: Mopanieveld. Free standing water. No slope. Blaartjies (drywend) aan besondere lang stingel, gaafrandig rante maroen getint. Be-aring nie duidelik. Enkele hoofaar en dowwer vertikale lyntjies. Blommetjies in trossies, slegs aan eenkant van stingel (drywend). Planthoogte met wortel: 15 cm.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
1997
SERIES
Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJStrelitzia 6: 1-681
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria
1989
FLORA
Aponogetonaceae Lye, KAFlora of Tropical East Africa Aponogetonaceae: 1-10
A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam
1966
FLORA CHAPTER
Order: Helobiae Obermeyer, AAIn: LE Codd, B De Winter & HB Rycroft (eds). Flora of Southern Africa 1: 56-112
BRI & Nat. Bot. Gdns, Pretoria & Cape Town
No results found for Aponogeton stuhlmannii Engl.
Status and criteria
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Assessor(s)
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