Hydrocharitaceae

Blyxa Noronha ex Thouars

First published in Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 4 (1806)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a bulbous geophyte.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Italy, Louisiana, Mississippi, Portugal

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 6.
  • Gen. Nov. Madag. 4 (1806)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Cook & Lüönd in Aquatic Bot. 5: 1–52 (1983).
  • Thouars, Gen. Nov. Madag.: 4 (1806).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cook & Lüönd in Aquat. Bot. 15: 1 (1983)
  • Gen. Nov. Madag.: 4 (1806)
  • Rich. in Mém. Cl. Sci. Math. Phys. Inst. France, 1811(2): 19, 63, 77 (1812, published 1814)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Hess, H. [52/1483] Angola K000346018 Isotype Yes
Edwards, P.J. [4054] K:SPC-70464.000 No
Edgeworth, M.P. [4002] India K000912627 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000912626 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000912623 Type Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jayasurriya, M. [4631] Sri Lanka K:SPC-34802.000 No
Thailand K:SPC-46987.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0