Elatinaceae

Bergia L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 152 (1771)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. & Central U.S.A. to Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, California, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, Illinois, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kansas, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, New Mexico, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Oman, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Australia, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Utah, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, Washington, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Costa Rica, Ecuador, Greece, Haiti, Japan, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Spain, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Iraq

  • L. Mant. 2: 152 (1771)

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 152.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Mant. Pl. Alt.: 152, 241 (1771).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Mant. Pl. Alt.: 152, 241 (1771)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2009 Bingham, M.G.; Vestergaard, M.A. [13099] Zambia K000614870 No
Jul 8, 1934 [7223] K000242670 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 29, 1934 [1381] K000242667 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 654] K001111512 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K000470046 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond [462] United States K000677018 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 654] K001111511 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond [462] United States K000470047 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 654] K001111510 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 654] India K001111509 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bush, B. [[20]] United States K000470045 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6300] Tanzania K000468125 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 654] Burma K001111508 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/