Zosteraceae

Zostera L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 968 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. & Subtropical to New Guinea.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Albania, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central American Pacific Is., Chile Central, China North-Central, Comoros, Connecticut, Corse, Delaware, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Honduras, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Libya, Madagascar, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Yugoslavia, Yukon

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

  • Den Hartog, Sea-grasses of World: 42 (1970).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 968 (1753).
  • Les, Moody, Jacobs & Bayer in Syst. Bot. 27: 468–484 (2002).
  • Setchell in Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.  9: 810 (1933).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Asch. in E. & P. Pf. 2, 1: 201 (1889)
  • Graebn. in E.P. 4, 2: 27 (1907)
  • L., Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 415 (1754)
  • Setch. in Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 19: 810 (1933)
  • Sp. Pl.: 968 (1753)
  • den Hartog, Sea-grasses of the World: 42 (1970)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nelson, T. [7] United States K003085894 No
Goffin, R. [s.n.] United States K003085900 No
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2726] Papua New Guinea K003085706 No
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2723] Papua New Guinea K003085707 No
Huntsman, A.G. [s.n.] Canada K003085895 No
Mr. Charles L. Davis (Mr.); Charles L. Davis (Mrs.) [s.n.] United States K003085907 No
Goffin, R. [s.n.] United States K003085909 No
Hatsell, C. [s.n.] United States K003085897 No
Hatsell, C. [s.n.] United States K003085886 No
Skutch, A.F. [s.n.] United States K003085910 No
Goffin, R. [s.n.] United States K003085905 No
Tubbs, C.R.; Tubbs, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003085677 Yes
Nelson, T. [16] United States K003085896 No
Shinn, B.F. [s.n.] United States K003085890 No
Hatsell, C. [s.n.] United States K003085898 No
Melville, R. New Zealand K:SPC-37179.000 No
Setchell, W.A. [s.n.] United States K003085901 No
Setchell, W.A. [s.n.] United States K003085911 Yes
Goffin, R. [s.n.] United States K003085899 No
Hatsell, C. [s.n.] United States K003085885 No
Watson, J. [DES6662] Australia K003085708 No
Goffin, R. [s.n.] United States K003085908 No
Goffin, R. [s.n.] United States K003085888 No
{Br.} [354] Spain K003085676 No
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Vietnam K003085687 No
Goffin, R. [s.n.] United States K003085904 No
Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] Sweden K003085892 No
Goffin, R. [s.n.] United States K003085906 No
Setchell, W.A. [s.n.] United States K003085903 No
Faurie, P. [2578] Japan K003085688 No
Hatsell, C. [s.n.] United States K003085889 No
Setchell, W.A. [s.n.] United States K003085902 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003085674 No
Hatsell, C. [s.n.] United States K003085887 No
Nalson, T.C. [s.n.] United States K003085893 No
Davis, C. [s.n.] United States K003085891 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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