I-Helanthium angustifolia

I-Helanthium enamaqabunga amancane, igama lesayensi i-Helanthium bolivianum "Angustifolius". Ngokwezigaba zanamuhla, lesi sitshalo asisafani ne-Echinodorus, kodwa sihlukaniswa saba uhlobo oluhlukile lwe-Helanthium. Kodwa-ke, igama langaphambili, kuhlanganise nelesiLatini elithi Echinodorus angustifolia, lisatholakala ezincazelweni emithonjeni ehlukahlukene, ngakho-ke lingabhekwa njengelifanayo.

Lesi sitshalo sidabuka eNingizimu Melika ukusuka emfuleni i-Amazon. Ikhula ngaphansi kwamanzi nangaphezulu kwamanzi, okuthinta kakhulu ukuma nobukhulu bamaqabunga amaqabunga. Ngaphansi kwamanzi, kwakheka imifudlana emide emincane enombala oluhlaza okhanyayo enemithambo engaba ngu-3-4 mm ububanzi futhi ifike ku-50 cm ubude nangaphezulu. Ubude buncike ezingeni lokukhanya, elikhanyayo - elifushane. Ngokukhanya okukhulu, iqala ukufana ne-Vallisneria dwarf. Ngokuvumelana nalokho, ngokulungisa ukukhanya, kungenzeka ukufeza amazinga ahlukahlukene okukhula. I-Echinodorus angustifolia ayikhethi mayelana nezimo ezikhulayo. Nokho, ungatshali emhlabathini ongenazo izakhamzimba. Isibonelo, ukuntuleka kwe-iron kuzoholela ekufipheleni kombala.

Ezweni, endaweni enomswakama we-paludarium, lesi sitshalo sifushane kakhulu. Amapheshana athola umumo we-lanceolate noma oblong, 6 kuya ku-15 cm ubude no-6 kuya ku-10 mm ububanzi. Ngamahora okukhanya angaphansi kwamahora ayi-12, ama-inflorescence amancane amhlophe avela.