Anubias

Anubias is a genus of aquatic and semi-aquatic flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical central and western Africa. They primarily grow in rivers and streams but can also be found in marshes. They are characterized by broad, thick, dark leaves that come in many different forms.

The genus was revised in 1979 and since then its nomenclature has been stable.
Species can be determined by using mostly characteristics of the inflorescence.
Because of the often shady places where the plants grow, the genus was named after the Egyptian god Anubis, the god of the afterlife.

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