Cabomba palaeformis explained

Cabomba palaeformis is a species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae native to Mexico and Central America.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Cabomba palaeformis is an aquatic herb.^[1] The divided submerged leaves display purple spotting and red striations. The linear floating leaves are 11 mm long, and 1.4 mm wide.^[2]

Generative characteristics

The 6-8 mm long flowers are white with occasional yellow or purple colouration at the petal base.^[3] The pollen grains have striate and perforate ornamentations.^{[4] [5]} The gynoecium consists of a single carpel.^[6]

Cytology

The chromosome count is 2n = 26.^[7]

Taxonomy

Cabomba palaeformis Fassett was first published by Norman Carter Fassett in 1953. The type specimen was collected in Tampico, Mexico by Palmer in April 1910.^[8]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in shallow lakes,^[9] canals,^[10] and freshwater lagoons.^[11] It provides shelter to aquatic invertebrates and fish.^[12]

As an aquarium plant

It is rarely cultivated, yet grows easily under bright conditions in hard water. It tolerates various conditions in cultivation.^{[13] [14] [15]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.google.de/books/edition/Rhizophoraceae_de_la_Pen%C3%ADnsula_de_Yucat/UWS8YdWWvKYC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Cabomba%20palaeformis&pg=PA458&printsec=frontcover Etnoflora yucatanense.
2. Wilstermann-Hildebrand, M. (n.d.-b). Gattung Cabomba - Haarnixen. Heimbiotop. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.heimbiotop.de/cabomba.html
3. Fassett, N. C. (1953). A Monograph of Cabomba. Castanea, 18(4), 116–128. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4031558
4. Halbritter H. 2017. Cabomba palaeformis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Cabomba_palaeformis/302950;jsessionid=999FE1DDE24B2EDCB697B8F1D03723B7; accessed 2024-10-13
5. Hesse, M., Halbritter, H., Buchner, R., Weber, M., Frosch-Radivo, A., Zetter, R., Ulrich, S. (2009). Pollen Terminology: An Illustrated Handbook. p. 171. Österreich: Springer Vienna.
6. Moseley, M. F., Mehta, I. J., Williamson, P. S., & Kosakai, H. (1984). Morphological Studies of the Nymphaeaceae (Sensu Lato). XIII. Contributions to the Vegetative and Floral Structure of Cabomba. American Journal of Botany, 71(7), 902–924. https://doi.org/10.2307/2443661
7. Ørgaard, M. (1991), The genus Cabomba (Cabombaceae)–a taxonomic study. Nordic Journal of Botany, 11: 179-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1991.tb01819.x
8. Cabomba palaeformis - Species Details. (n.d.). Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=3023
9. Lieth, H. (1993). Wetlands of the World: Inventory, Ecology and Management Volume I: Africa, Australia, Canada and Greenland, Mediterranean, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South Asia, Tropical South America, United States. p. 646. Niederlande: Springer Netherlands.
10. Lot, A., Novelo, A. (2004). Iconografía y estudio de plantas acuáticas de la ciudad de México y sus alrededores. p. 35. Mexiko: UNAM. Instituto de Biología.
11. Novelo, A., & Ramos, L. (2005). Vegetación acuática. In Biodiversidad del Estado de Tabasco (p. 118). Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad.
12. Gómez, A. L. Á., Carrera, V. R., & De Jesús Sánchez Martínez, A. (2005). Embriogénesis somática de Vallisneria americana Mitch. Semana De Divulgación Y Video Científico, 118. https://www.google.de/books/edition/Memorias_de_la_Semana_de_Divulgaci%C3%B3n_y/E49Tt0MWeOgC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Cabomba%20palaeformis&pg=PA118&printsec=frontcover
13. B-Aqua - Cabomba palaeformis. (n.d.). Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.b-aqua.com/pages/PlantsFiche.aspx?id=1094
14. Cabomba palaeformis “Grün” - Grüne Mexikanische Haarnixe. (n.d.). Flowgrow. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.flowgrow.de/db/wasserpflanzen/cabomba-palaeformis-grun
15. Die Mexikanische Haarnixe - Cabomba palaeformis. (2021, February 6). Aquarium Ratgeber. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.aquarium-ratgeber.com/aquarienpflanzen/pflanzen-vz/haarnixe/mexikanische-haarnixe/