Nechamandra alternifolia

Nechamandra alternifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Nechamandra
Species:

Name

Nechamandra alternifolia (Roxb.) Thwaites, 1864

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Vallisneria alternifolia Roxb. ex Wight, Bot. Misc. 2: 344 (1831).
  • Homotypic
    • Lagarosiphon alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Druce, Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 630 (1916 publ. 1917).
  • Heterotypic
    • Nechamandra roxburghii Planch., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 11: 78 (1849).
    • Lagarosiphon roxburghii (Planch.) Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 451 (1883).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Indian subcontinenet
      • Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
    • Regional: China
      • Peninsular Arabia
    • Regional: China
      • Socotra
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
    • Introduced into:
      • Sudan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Thwaites, G.H.K. 1858–1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habitats, uses, native names, etc. VIII+483 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 332.

Additional references

  • 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.

Vernacular names

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