Damasonium bourgaei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Damasonium |
| Species: | D. bourgaei
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| Damasonium bourgaei Coss.
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Alisma bourgaei | |
Damasonium bourgaei is a species of plant in the family Alismataceae.[2][3]
Distribution
Damasonium bourgaei has a scattered distribution in the Mediterranean Basin, occurring in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Syria, Sicily and Sardinia, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and India.[1][4][5]
Ecology
D. bourgaei is an amphibious annual plant associated with habitats that undergo seasonal changes in the water level, usually on nutrient-rich substrates.[1] The species produces different types of leaves depending on the water depth, including grass-like submerged leaves, floating spoon-shaped leaves or, in its terrestrial phase, emergent lanceolate leaves.[6]
Contrary to most other Damasonium species, the flowers of D. bourgeai have anthers that touch the carpels, facilitating self-pollination.[7]
References
- ^ a b c de Bélair, G., Daoud-Bouattour, A., Gammar-Ghrabi, Z., Limam-Ben Saad, S. & Muller, S.D. (2010). "Damasonium bourgaei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T164206A5776862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T164206A5776862.en. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Damasonium bourgaei Coss. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Damasonium bourgaei (Mediterranean Starfruit Plantain): MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ Rich, T.C.G.; Nicholls-Vuille, F.L. (2001). "Taxonomy and distribution of European Damasonium (Alismataceae)". Edinb. J. Bot. 58 (1): 45–55. doi:10.1017/S0960428601000464.
- ^ Rodríguez García, A. (2019). "Damasonium bourgaei Coss. (Alismataceae), novedad corológica para Castilla y León (España)". Acta Botanica Malacitana. 44: 73–75. doi:10.24310/abm.v44i0.5321. hdl:10630/18836.
- ^ Talavera, S.; Talavera, M.M. (2010). "Damasonium Mill.". In Talavera, S.; Gallego, M.J.; Romero Zarco, C.; Herrero, A. (eds.). Flora Iberica: Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVII. Butomaceae-Juncaceae (PDF). Madrid: Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC. pp. 18–22. ISBN 978-84-00-09112-5.
- ^ Vuille, F.-L. (1987). "Reproductive biology of the genus Damasonium (Alismataceae)". Pl. Syst. Evol. 157: 63–71. doi:10.1007/BF00939181.