Najas conferta (A.Braun) A.Braun

First published in Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1868: 17 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cuba to Hispaniola, Panama, Brazil. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panamá

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Lowden, R.M. (1986). Taxonomy of the Genus Najas L. (Najadaceae) in the Neotropics. Aquatic Botany 24: 147-184.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Najas wrightiana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lowden, R.M. (1986). Taxonomy of the Genus Najas L. (Najadaceae) in the Neotropics. Aquatic Botany 24: 147-184.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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