Madagascar Laceleaf
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| Aponogeton madagascariensis (Mirb.) H.W.E.vanBruggen |
Madagascar laceleaf (Aponogeton madagascariensis syn. Aponogeton Fenestralis), also known as the Lattice leaf plant or simply Lace plant, is an aquatic monocotyledonous perennial plant belonging to the small family Aponogetonaceae and a native of Madagascar. It has a singular appearance from the structure of the leaves, which are oblong in shape, from 6 to 18 in. long and from 2 to 4 in. broad; they spread horizontally beneath the surface of the water, and are reduced to little more than a lattice-like skeletal network of veins with no tissue between. The tuberculate roots are edible. The plant is grown in cultivation as a stove-aquatic.
Madagascar laceleaf is a speciality in botanical gardens all over the world. It used to be so much in demand that it almost became extinct in its natural environment in Madagascar.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
