Cymodoceaceae

Halodule Endl.

First published in Gen. Pl., Suppl. 1: 1368 (1841)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical coasts.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Oman, Palestine, Panamá, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen

Extinct in:

Bermuda

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 of West Tropical Africa

  • Gen. Pl. Suppl. 1: 1368 (1841)
  • den Hartog in Blumea 12: 289-312 (1964).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Endl., Gen. Pl., Suppl.  : 1368 (1841).
  • Hartog in Blumea 12 289 (1964).
  • Hartog in Sea-Grasses of World: 146 (1970).

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Asch. in Linnaea 35: 163, 187 (1868)
  • Gen. Pl. suppl. 1: 1368 (1841)
  • Hartog in Blumea 12: 289– 382 (1964)
  • Sea-grasses of the World: 146 (1970)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ash [717] Ethiopia K:SPC-38640.000 No
Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [12686] Papua New Guinea K003909138 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guam K003909151 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [12687] Papua New Guinea K003909139 Yes
Mauritius Diplanthera K:SPC-19171.000 No
Mozambique Diplanthera K:SPC-24149.000 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