Thalassodendron ciliatum
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Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Inhaca Island
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Cymodocea ciliata (Forssk.) Asch. Zostera ciliata Forssk. |
| Common names: | Sickle-leaved cymodocea (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial marine herb. Rhizome reddish-brown, angled, bearing roots and scales 5-10 mm long. Leafy stems up to 35 cm. Leaves: sheath 15-30 mm long, with obtuse auricles; lamina falcate, 5-15 cm long; margin irregularly serrate. Flowers on shortened side-branches; bracts greenish often tinged with red at maturity. Male flowers: anthers 6-10 mm, each with a short appendage. Females flowers: ovary 1-2 mm, ellipsoid. Fruit 3.5-6 cm long, free-floating when ripe, sometimes developing when still attached. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ciliatum: fringed with hairs; ciliate |
| Habitat: | In sandy areas in lower intertidal zone, always submerged; also in rock pools. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | The Indian Ocean and tropical coasts of the Pacific Ocean and eastern Australia |
| FZ divisions: | N,MS,GI,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 19 August 2015 |
| Literature: |
Duarte, M.C. (2009). Cymodoceaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 107 - 109. (Includes a picture). Mogg, A.O.D. (1969). An annotated checklist of the flowering plants and ferns of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. In : A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique, 2nd edition (ed by W. Macnae and M. Kalk) Witswatersrand University Press, Johannesburg. Page 139. |
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