Najas hagerupii
West African water nymph | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
Genus: | Najas |
Species: | N. hagerupii |
Binomial name | |
Najas hagerupii |
Najas hagerupii, called the West African water nymph, is an aquatic plant growing in fresh water rivers and ponds. It is a rare and little-known species known only from the West African nations of Ghana and Mali.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Henning Horn af Rantzien. 1952. Kew Bulletin 7: 35, Najas hagerupii