Hydrocharitaceae

Lagarosiphon Harv.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 230 (1841)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Switzerland

Recorded in error in:

Ghana

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: 2.
  • in Hook., Journ. Bot. 4: 230 (1841)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Harv. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 230 (1841).
  • Symoens & Triest in Bull.Jard. Bot. Belg. 53: 441–488 (1983).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Symoens & Triest in Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 53: 441–488 (1983).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Symoens & Triest in B.J.B.B. 53: 441 (1983)
  • Wright in F.T.A. 7: 3 (1897)
  • in Hook., Journ. Bot. 4: 230 (1841)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2013 Heath, A; R [1680] Botswana K000499542 Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [4516] Namibia K002905187 Yes
Rehmann, A. [6678] South Africa K000346006 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Dinter} [7212] Namibia K002905185 Yes
Wilms, F. [2374] South Africa K000346003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ward, C.J. [10554] South Africa K002905188 Yes
Wild, H. [36075] Zimbabwe K:SPC-11099.000 No
Vanderplank, F.L. [B] Tanzania K:SPC-35326.000 No
{Dinter} [7202a] Namibia K002905186 Yes
Vanderplank, F.L. [A] Tanzania K:SPC-35324.000 No
Wild, H. [36079] Zimbabwe K:SPC-10028.000 No
Bingham, M.G. [10046] Zambia K002905099 Yes
Jubb, R.A. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002905100 Yes
Ash [848] Ethiopia K:SPC-36420.000 No
Vanderplank, F.L. [D] Tanzania K:SPC-35325.000 No
Cooper, T. [17] South Africa K000346004 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Dinter} [7246] Namibia K002905184 Yes
Wild, H. [49381] Zimbabwe K:SPC-11101.000 No
Vanderplank, F.L. [C] Tanzania K:SPC-35322.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11641] Tanzania K:SPC-28117.000 No
{Dinter} [7246a] Namibia K002905183 Yes
Rehmann, A. [6559] South Africa K000346005 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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