What is Anubias afzelii?
{{speciesbox |image = Anubias afzelii - Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07960.JPG |genus = Anubias |species = afzelii |authority = [[Heinrich Wilhelm Schott|Schott]] }} '''''Anubias afzelii''''' is a [[plant]] in the [[Araceae]] family. It was first described for science in 1857 by [[Heinrich Wilhelm Schott]]. That description was based on material collected in [[Sierra Leone]] by [[Adam Afzelius]]. Schott named the species after him.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Schott |first=H. |date=December 1857 |title=Aroideen Skizzen |journal=[[Plant Systematics and Evolution|Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt]] |volume=7 |issue=50 |pages=398–399 |doi=10.1007/BF02071618 |s2cid=263983601 |language=de, la }}</ref> The genus ''Anubias'' was described at the same time. Only ''A. afzellii'' belonged to it. This is therefore the [[type species]] of the genus.<ref name=revision>{{cite journal |last=Crusio |first=W. |author-link=Wim Crusio |year=1979 |title=A revision of Anubias Schott (Araceae). (Primitiae Africanae XII) |journal=Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen |volume=79 |issue=14 |pages=1–48 |url=http://edepot.wur.nl/165228}}</ref> ''A. afzelii'' was the first species of this genus known to science.<ref name=revision/> ==Where it grows== The plant is found in [[West Africa]]: [[Senegal]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], and [[Mali]].<ref name=revision/> ==Description== The plant's leave blades are elongated (long and thin) and leathery. They can be up to {{convert|35|cm|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|13|cm|abbr=on}} wide. The [[plant stem|leaf stems]] are generally shorter than the blade. The leaves are set on a creeping and rooting [[rhizome]]. It is {{convert|1|-|4|cm|abbr=on}} thick. The [[spathe]] is {{convert|3|-|7|cm|abbr=on}} long (sometimes up to 9 cm long). It has a {{convert|13|-|32|cm|abbr=on}} long peduncle. The [[spadix]] is {{convert|5|-|8|cm|abbr=on}} long (sometimes up to 12 cm long). It is a little bit longer than the spathe. Therefore, the tip of the spadix sticks a little bit out of the spathe. Th