Ammannia mauritiana

Ammannia mauritiana is a synonym of Ammannia capitellata, the plant known as Nesaea triflora.³⁶ It received this name, now regarded as illegitimate, temporarily in 2013, when all Nesaea species were moved to Ammannia and A. triflora was already taken.³⁴ It occurs on Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and the Comoros; Kenya, Tanzania, India and Sri Lanka are also listed.⁴⁶

The aquarium plant goes back to an import made in 2000 from the Ambodimanga in eastern Madagascar, where the species grows in the floodplain, among others alongside Myriophyllum mezianum.³⁶ The submersed leaves are yellowish to light green with reddish marbling; in weak light they stay small, while in strong light the shoots turn reddish and grow sturdily.⁵⁶ The clone is considered adaptable and also grows in moderately hard water without CO₂; other sources recommend CO₂ under medium to strong light.⁵⁶

1. Ammannia capitellata – Flowgrow aquatic plant database (accessed 5 October 2026)
2. Ammannia capitellata subsp. capitellata – Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (WCVP data as of 4 June 2026, accessed 5 October 2026)
3. Ammannia capitellata – Aquasabi (accessed 5 October 2026)
4. Kasselmann, C. (2019): Aquarienpflanzen. 4th edition (German). - Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart: pp. 112, 466.
5. Graham, S.A. & Gandhi, K. (2013): Nomenclatural Changes Resulting from the Transfer of Nesaea and Hionanthera to Ammannia (Lythraceae). Addenda et corrigenda. - Harvard Papers in Botany 18 (2): 155-156.
6. Kasselmann, C. (2015): Nomenklatorische Änderungen bei Nesaea und Ammannia. - Aqua Planta 1/2015: 12-17.