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Thalia shallow water plant ponds and water garden flowers
Thalia geniculata, the bent alligator-flag, arrowroot, or fire-flag, is a plant species widespread across tropical Africa and much of the Americas.
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- Thalia shallow water plant ponds and water garden flowers
- Fire flag alligator flag thalia geniculata
- Ecology
- Chemistry
- References
Thalia geniculata is native to a large region in Africa, from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east, south to Zimbabwe and Angola. It is also considered native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, most of South America, as well as the southeastern United States (Puerto Rico, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and southern Georgia).
Fire flag alligator flag thalia geniculata
Ecology
The larvae of Stolidoptera tachasara, Xylophanes hannemanni and Sphenarches anisodactylus have been recorded feeding on Thalia geniculata.
Chemistry
Rosmarinic acid can be found in plants in the family Marantaceae such as Thalia geniculata.
References
Thalia geniculata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA