Blyxa aubertii explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} This is an aquatic plant growing in shallow lakes and ponds.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Description

Blyxa aubertii has short stems rarely more than 3round=0.5NaNround=0.5 long. Leaves form a rosette, each leaf long and narrow, up to 60round=0.5NaNround=0.5 long but usually less than 10 mm wide. Flowers are greenish-purple, with sepals 5– long and petals up to 17mm long.^{[8] [9]}

Cultivation

This and other species in the genus, such as Blyxa japonica, are sold commercially as greenery to grow alongside fish in aquaria.^{[10] [11]} They require moderate or bright light. Blyxa aubertii has been in the aquarium trade for a long time but has never been very popular.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Thieret, J. W., R. R. Haynes, and D. H. Dike. 1969. Blyxa aubertii (Hydrocharitaceae) in Louisiana: New to North America. Sida 3: 343--344.
2. Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic Wetland Pl. S.E. U.S. Monocot. 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
3. Simpson, D. 1989. Hydrocharitaceae. Hydrocharitaceae: 1–29. In R. M. Polhill (ed.) Fl. Trop. E. Africa. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
4. Perrier de la Bathie, H. 1946. Hydrocharitacees. Flora of Madagascar 26: 1–13
5. Web site: Blyxa aubertii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org. 2017-01-31.
6. http://foc.eflora.cn/content.aspx?TaxonID=222000014 Flora of China v 23
7. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan University of Karachi, Karachi.
8. Cook, C. D. K., and R. Lüönd. 1983. A revision of the genus Blyxa (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 15: 1--52
9. Richard, Louis Claude Marie. Mémoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Physiques de L'Institut National de France 12(2): 19–23, 77, pl. 4. 1812.
10. http://www.aquascapingworld.com/plantpedia/full_view_plant.php?item_id=60 Plantpedia Aquascaping World
11. Web site: Blyxa auberti. AquariumPlants.com. en. 2017-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226103823/http://www.aquariumplants.com/Blyxa_aubertii_p/misc45.htm. 2014-12-26. dead.
12. Web site: Millar . Bryce . Blyxa aubertii . www.tfhmagazine.com . Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine . 19 May 2021.