Ezanno's sea can

Ezanno's sea can
	Ezannos sea jug ( Nymphoides ezannoi )
Systematics
	Asterids
	Euasterids II
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Fever clover family (Menyanthaceae)
Genre :	Sea churns ( Nymphoides )
Type :	Ezanno's sea can
Scientific name
	Nymphoides ezannoi
	Berhaut

Ezannos sea jug ( Nymphoides ezannoi ) is an African species within the fever clover family (Menyanthaceae).

blossom

description

Ezannos sea can is a floating leaf plant. In the youth stage it has delicate, light green underwater leaves , which in a fully grown plant are replaced by floating leaves on long shoots.

The leaves, which reach a diameter of five to ten centimeters, are ovoid to circular and have entire margins. They are olive-green on the top and green to wine-red on the underside. They are deeply cut at the base.

The one to two centimeters large, in contrast to closely related species, pure white flowers are located above the water surface. The petals have only a slightly fringed edge and are shaggy hairy at the base. In contrast to closely related species, the corolla lobes are hairless.

habitat

Ezannos sea can occurs in Africa in Burkina Faso , Mali , Chad , Sudan , Niger and Senegal . It requires a water temperature of 22 to 30 ° C and a pH value between 6.5 and 7.5. It must be able to take root at the bottom.

Others

This species, named after the collector Père Ezanno, was not described until 1967 and was only introduced to Europe around 1988 . It is easy to keep in - preferably open - aquariums , grows quickly and flowers without any problems.

Hazards and protective measures

Since no acute threats to the population are known for this species, it is listed by the IUCN in the Least Concern category.

Web links

Commons : Ezannos sea jug ( Nymphoides ezannoi ) - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Characteristics

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Working group for aquatic plants in the region of Bavaria-South »Nymphoides ezannoi. In: www.ak-wasserpflanze.de. Retrieved March 16, 2016 .
↑ Christel Kasselmann : aquarium plants. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1995; 2nd, revised and expanded edition 1999, ISBN 3-8001-7454-5 , p. 385.
↑ Nymphoides ezannoi in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Diop, FN, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2014.

[:0-1] A ^b Working group for aquatic plants in the region of Bavaria-South »Nymphoides ezannoi. In: www.ak-wasserpflanze.de. Retrieved March 16, 2016 .

[2] Christel Kasselmann : aquarium plants. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1995; 2nd, revised and expanded edition 1999, ISBN 3-8001-7454-5 , p. 385.

[3] Nymphoides ezannoi in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Diop, FN, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2014.