I-Helanthium ithenda encane

I-Helanthium ithenda encane, igama lesayensi i-Helanthium tenellum “parvulum”. Phambilini bekwaziwa ekuhwebeni kwe-aquarium njengenye yezinhlobonhlobo ze-Echinodorus tenderus (manje eyithenda ye-Helanthium), kwaze kwaba yilapho isitshalo sihlukaniswa saba yi-Helanthium yaso.

Mhlawumbe, ukucwengwa kwezigaba ngeke kuphelele lapho. Lesi sitshalo sitholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo zaseNyakatho Melika, kanti ezinye i-Helanthium zivela eNingizimu Melika. Ososayensi abaningi bavame ukufunda ukuthi akuyona inhlobonhlobo yethenda ye-Helanthium futhi banikela ngokuyidlulisela ohlotsheni oluzimele olunegama lesayensi elithi Helanthium parvulum.

Ngaphansi kwamanzi, lesi sitshalo se-herbaceous sakha amahlumela amancane-izihlahla, ezihlanganisa amaqabunga amade amancane anomumo womugqa wombala oluhlaza okhanyayo. Endaweni engaphezulu, ukuma kwamaqabunga kuyashintsha kube yi-lanceolate. Ngisho nasezimweni ezivumayo, ngeke ikhule ngaphezu kuka-5 cm. Ukuze ukhule okuvamile, kuyadingeka ukunikeza amanzi afudumele athambile, amazinga aphezulu okukhanyisa kanye nomhlabathi onomsoco. Ukukhiqizwa kwenzeka ngenxa yokwakheka kwamahlumela ahlangene, ngakho-ke kunconywa ukutshala amahlumela esitshalo esisha kude ukusuka komunye nomunye.