Potamogeton schweinfurthii A.Benn.

Doubtfully present in:

Mauritania

Native to:

Algeria, Azores, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Corse, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Portugal, Rwanda, Sardegna, Senegal, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

• Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
• Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
• Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
• Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
• Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
• Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
• Güner, A. (ed.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı. Nezahat Gökyi˘git Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
• Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
• Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
• Kaplan, Z. & Symnoens, J.-J. (2005). Taxonomy, distribution and nomenclature of three confused broad-leaved Potamogeton species occuring in Africa and on surrounding islands. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 148: 329-357.
• Kaplan, Z. (2005). Potamogeton schweinfurthii A. Benn., a new species for Europe. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 77: 419-431.
• Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
• Nooteboom, H.P. (ed.) (2002). Flora Malesiana 16: 1-224. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
• Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
• Symoens, J.J. & Villiers, J.-F. (1984). Alismatidées, Flagellariacées. Flore du Cameroun 26: 1-84. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
• Symoens, J.J. (2006). Potamogetonaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-16.
• Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

• Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo. [Cited as Potamogeton lucens.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

• Berhaut, Fl. Sén. 81
• Dandy in J. Linn. Soc. 50: 526, fig. 6 (map) (1937)
• Obermeyer in Fl. S. Afr. 1: 66, fig. 18, 2 (1966).
• in F.T.A. 8: 220 (1901)

Flora Zambesiaca

• A. Benn. in F.T.A. 8: 220 (1901) nom. conserv. as regards Schimper 1359.
• Clarke & Klaassen, Water Pl. Namibia: 62 (2001).
• Cook, Aq. Wetl. Pl. Sthn. Africa: 237 (2004).
• Dandy in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 50: 526 (1937).
• Gibbs Russell in Kirkia 0: 434 (1977).
• Graebner in Engler, Pflanzenr. 3 : 79 (1907).
• Kaplan & Symoens in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 148: 346 (2005).
• Lisowski et al. in F.A.C., Potamogetonaceae: 6 (1978).
• Obermeyer in F.S.A. : 66 (1966).
• Podlech in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afr., fam.144: 3 (1966).
• Wiegleb & Kaplan in Folia Geobot. 33: 273 (1998).

Kew Backbone Distributions

• Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
• Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
• Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
• Güner, A. (ed.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı. Nezahat Gökyi˘git Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
• Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
• Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
• Kaplan, Z. & Symnoens, J.-J. (2005). Taxonomy, distribution and nomenclature of three confused broad-leaved Potamogeton species occuring in Africa and on surrounding islands. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 148: 329-357.
• Kaplan, Z. (2005). Potamogeton schweinfurthii A. Benn., a new species for Europe. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 77: 419-431.
• Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
• Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
• Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
• Symoens, J.J. & Villiers, J.-F. (1984). Alismatidées, Flagellariacées. Flore du Cameroun 26: 1-84. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
• Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

• Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

• A.Benn. in Flora of Tropical Africa 8: 220 (1901), pro parte quoad Schimper 1359, nom. conserv .,
• A.Benn. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 38: 23, 28 (1907).
• Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 302, t. 135 (1994).
• Cook, Aquat. Wetl. Pl. S. Afr.: 237, fig. 255 (2004).
• Cribb & Leedal, Mountain Fl. S. Tanzania: 20 (1982).
• Dandy in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 50: 526, t. 21, 22 and map fig. 6 (1937).
• E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda, ed. 1: 194 (1962)
• E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda, ed. 2: 194 (1972).
• F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 234 (1956).
• Graebner in Pflanzenr. 4 (11): 79, fig. 19 (1907).
• Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 16 (1968).
• Iversen in Symb. Bot. Ups. 29 (3): 233 (1991).
• Kaplan & Symoens in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 148: 346, fig. 7, 8, fig. 9 map (2005).
• Lisowski et al. in Flore d'Afrique Centrale, Potamogetonaceae: 6, t. 1 (1978).
• Lye in Fl. Eth.& Eritr. 6: 23, fig. 176.2.4– 5 (1997).
• Lye in Fl. Somal. 4: 14, fig. 8C, D (1995)
• O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 32 (1957).
• Obermeyer in Flora of Southern Africa 1: 66, fig. 18 (2) (1966).
• Wiegleb & Kaplan in Folia Geobot. 33: 273 (1998).