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Zannichellia melitensis (Maltese Horned Pondweed)

Zannichellia melitensis (POTAMOGETONACEAE.)
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Profile Date	Dec-2006 (taxon update: Dec-2006)
Citation for this page	Mifsud, S. (2022). Zannichellia melitensis - datasheet created on Dec-2006. Retrieved from MaltaWildPlants.com on 05-Jun-2023

Nomenclature and Basic Information
Species name :	Zannichellia melitensisBrullo, Giusso & Lanfr. Published in Flora Medit. 11: 379 (2001)
Synonyms : (basionym or principal syn.)	Zannichellia palustris subsp. palustris L. Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life] [Worldplants.de]
Plant Family :	Potamogetonaceae Dumort. (The Pondweed Family) 2 species from the Potamogetonaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.
English name(s) :	Maltese Horned Pondweed
Maltese name(s) :	Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta
Status for Malta :	Endemic. Occurs only on the Maltese islands
Frequency :	Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct
Growth form :	Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HYDROPHYTE ( living only or mostly in water ) Germination [info]: Monocotyledon
Legal Protection :	Protected by law: Regulation 26 and Schedule III of [S.L. 549.44] (Strictly protected endemic species)
Red List (1989) :	Threatened status for the Maltese Islands and has been listed in the Red Data Book (1st ed.)
Flowering Time :	December – March	Colour of Flowers:	Inconspicuous
Toxicity:	Not particularly toxic
Name Derivation :	Zannichellia: A Genus named after Giovanni Gerolamo Zannichelli (1662-1729), a Venetian botanist, naturalist, physician and pharmacist. Further info : [1] [2]. (Latin origin ) melitensis: "Originating from or related to the Maltese Islands. ( )
Planting in rural areas :	Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines
Remarks :	Many authors are now treating this presumed Maltese endemic as a synonym of Zannichellia paulustris. For now, given the different and specific habitat of temporary fresh water rock pools and and consistent differences, even if marginal, the endemism is still retained as valid.

Description, Habitat and Distribution
Habitat in Europe:	Species endemic to the Maltese Islands, not found in the rest of Europe
Preferred habitat in Malta:	Temporary freshwater rock pools formed by rain water retained in rock basins in karstic limestone
Botanical Description:	Data will be available in the next update of this website.
Distributional map in Europe and the Mediterranean region (2018):	Atlas Flora Europaea GBIF Distribution map
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region. (from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019) Country codes	? Si(M)

Links & Further literature (2 papers)

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Search specimens of Zannichellia melitensis in the Vienna Virtual Herbarium

	Zannichellia Major Boenn. Ex Rchb. � A first record of a non-endemic species of Zannichellia L. (Fam. Zannichelliaceae Dum.) from the Maltese Islands	Stephen Mifsud (2009)
	Assessment of Zannichellia melitensis for IUCN Redlist	Richard Lansdown (2018)
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Species Images (13 images)

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-0.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-1.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-2.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-3.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-4.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-5.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-6.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-7.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-8.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-9.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-10.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-11.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Zannichellia melitensis - Image Code: ZNCMT-12.
Zannichellia melitensis / Maltese Horned Pondweed / Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

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Species name :

Zannichellia melitensisBrullo, Giusso & Lanfr.
Published in Flora Medit. 11: 379 (2001)

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Zannichellia palustris subsp. palustris L.
Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life] [Worldplants.de]

Plant Family :

Potamogetonaceae Dumort. (The Pondweed Family)
2 species from the Potamogetonaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Maltese Horned Pondweed

Maltese name(s) :

Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta

Status for Malta :

Endemic. Occurs only on the Maltese islands

Frequency :

Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HYDROPHYTE ( living only or mostly in water )
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon

Legal Protection :

Protected by law: Regulation 26 and Schedule III of [S.L. 549.44] (Strictly protected endemic species)

Red List (1989) :

Threatened status for the Maltese Islands and has been listed in the Red Data Book (1st ed.)

Flowering Time :

December – March

Colour of Flowers:

Inconspicuous

Toxicity:

Not particularly toxic

Name Derivation :

Zannichellia: A Genus named after Giovanni Gerolamo Zannichelli (1662-1729), a Venetian botanist, naturalist, physician and pharmacist. Further info : [1] [2]. (Latin origin )

melitensis: "Originating from or related to the Maltese Islands. ( )

Planting in rural areas :

Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines

Remarks :

Many authors are now treating this presumed Maltese endemic as a synonym of Zannichellia paulustris. For now, given the different and specific habitat of temporary fresh water rock pools and and consistent differences, even if marginal, the endemism is still retained as valid.