Aponogeton vanbruggenii
Hellq. & S. W. L. Jacobs
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Description
A plant that grows in water and keeps growing from year to year. The leaves and stems are 30 cm long. The leaf blade is 1-4 cm wide. The flower spike emerges above the water. There are many flowers and they are yellow. They have a scent. The fruit are 3-7 mm long and 2-5 mm wide. The plant forms tubers.
Edible Uses
Both the tubers and roots are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in fresh water.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Cultivation
Plants can grow from seed. Seed start to grow as soon as they are shed.
References (2)
- Checklist of NT Vascular Plant Species. January 2003.
- Sainty, G., and Jacobs, S., 2003, Waterplants in Australia. A Field Guide. Sainty Books. p 22
