Aegialitis annulata R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Plumbaginaceae > Aegialitis

Characteristics

Stembase swollen, conical. Leaves rotundate to oval, 4-8 by 2½-7 cm. Petiole 3½-8 cm long. Bracts 7-9 by 6 mm, bracteoles 6-8 by 2 mm. Flowers sessile or up to 5 mm pedicelled. Stamens 7-8 mm long. Styles 6-7 mm. Fruit 2 mm diam., first straight, gradually elongating, later falcate up to 5 cm long, but not thickening.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support aquatic free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

BRASS'S Papuan specimens were only 30-45 cm tall. Grows in isolated specimens or small colonies in more sandy and rocky places than Ae. rotundifolia.
More
Open mangrove swamps, especially in sandy and rocky places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses fuel material
Edible -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Aegialitis annulata unspecified picture

Distribution

Aegialitis annulata world distribution map, present in Australia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste

Conservation status

Aegialitis annulata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:686195-1
WFO ID wfo-0000521485
COL ID 64VMC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aegialinites annulatus Aegialitis annulata