Freshwater
Round Fruit Blyxa
Blyxa aubertii
Hydrocharitaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Andaman Is., Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China, China Southeast, East Himalaya, and 16 more countries.
Introduced to United States.
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More about the species
Description
Blyxa aubertii, common name bamboo plant, is a plant species widespread across Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia, but known from the Western Hemisphere only from a few collections in the southwestern part of the US State of Louisiana. This is an aquatic plant growing in shallow lakes and ponds.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Blyxa ceylanica
- Blyxa ecaudata
- Blyxa griffithii
- Blyxa malayana
- Blyxa muricata
- Blyxa oryzetorum
In other languages
- Roundfruit blyxa
Articles
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