Hydrocharitaceae

Thalassia Banks & Sol. ex K.D.Koenig

First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 96 (1805)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical coasts.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Florida, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Panamá, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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 Zambesiaca

  • Hartog, Sea-Grasses of World: 222 (1970).
  • K.D. König, Ann. Bot. 2: 96 (1805).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by G. Sartoni [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Bot. 2: 96 (1805)
  • G.P. 3: 455 (1883)
  • Hartog, Sea Grasses of the World: 222 (1970)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, D. [1509] Seychelles K002908325 No

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

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • 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