Aponogeton madagascariensis

Common name: Madagascar Laceleaf

Family: Aponogetonaceae

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Country of Origin: Comoros, Madagascar

Description: Aponogeton madagascariensis, the Madagascar Lace Plant, is a submerged aquatic with naturally occurring holes in its leaf blades. The leaves are like window screen, with a network of veins and photosynthetic tissue, but with gaps in the leaf between the veins. Aquatic plants have more difficulty than terrestrial plants obtaining carbon dioxide, because gas diffusion is much slower in water than in air; the lacy leaves of A. madagascariensis probably are an adaptation to create more surface area for gas exchange.¹

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Source: Devan Parker ex ???

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• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Alismatales
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• Family: Aponogetonaceae
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References:

1. Aponogeton madagascariensis Seeds at Burger's Onion. Last accessed Tuesday, 06 November, 2018.
2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, August 20, 2017.
3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Sunday, August 20, 2017.
4. Why all the Lace? at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Thursday, December 14, 2017.

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