Limnophyton obtusifolium
Arrow Head
Also known as: Alisma kotschyi Hochst. +11 more
- Alisma kotschyi Hochst.
- Alisma obtusifolium (L.) Thwaites
- Alisma sagittifolium Thwaites
- Alisma sagittifolium Willd.
- Caldesia sagittarioides Ostenf.
- Dipseudochorion sagittifolium (Willd.) Buchenau
- Limnophyton obtusifolium var. lunatum Peter
- Limnophyton parvifolium Peter
- Limnophytum obtusifolium (Linnaeus, 1753) Miq.
- Lophotocarpus guayanensis Chevalier
- Sagittaria nymphaeifolia Hochst.
- Sagittaria obtusifolia L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Alismataceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Limnophyton obtusifolium (commonly known as Arrow Head) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Alismataceae family. Indigenous to Africa and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe