Hydrocharitaceae

Vallisneria P.Micheli ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1015 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Old World, N. & Central America, Caribbean.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Cameroon

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Algeria, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Maine, Malawi, Mali, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Portugal, Primorye, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Spain

Introduced into:

Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Mauritius, Netherlands, Poland, Réunion

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

  • F.T.A. 7: 5.
  • Sp. Pl. 1015 (1753)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • L., Sp. Pl.: 1015 (1753).
  • Lowden in Aquatic Bot. 13: 283 (1982).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Lowden in Aquat. Bot. 13: 283 (1982)
  • Sp. Pl.: 1015 (1753)
  • Wright in F.T.A. 7: 5 (1897)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
White, M. [s.n.] Australia K002907034 Yes
Raynal, J. [16.696] K002906970 Yes
Sayers, D. [NGF 21841] Papua New Guinea K002906966 Yes
Lehmannianae, F.C. [5152] Ecuador K002907141 No
{Kostermans; Soegeng} [114] K002906968 Yes
Wallnofer, B. [9524] Guatemala K002907138 No
Sands, M. [SANDS 5090] Australia K002907040 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5046] K001104591 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Wixted, T. [12540] Zambia K002907113 No
Thomson, J. [469] K002906829 Yes
Balgooy, M.M.J.; Byrnes, N.B. [1318] Australia K002907038 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5046] India K001104589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kalkman, C. [BW 6219] K002906962 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [10371] Australia K002907035 Yes
{C. den Hartog} [826] Australia K002907031 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5046] K001104588 Unknown Type Material Yes
{C. den Hartog} [837] Australia K002907030 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] K002907140 No
Brass, L.J. [32515] Papua New Guinea K002906961 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5046] India K001104590 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF 10558] Papua New Guinea K002906964 Yes
[R. Cardin.] [4553] Australia K002907039 Yes
{C. den Hartog} [644] Australia K002907032 Yes
Vanderplank, F.L. Tanzania K:SPC-35250.000 No
Womersley, J.S. [NGF 24755] K002906960 Yes
van Royen, P. [NGF 20056] Papua New Guinea K002906967 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [5174] Papua New Guinea K002906963 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5046] K001104592 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trapnell, W.G. [s.n.] Australia K002907037 Yes
Blake, S.T. [21021] Australia K002907036 Yes
Streimann, H. [NGF. 44412] Papua New Guinea K002906969 Yes
White, M. [s.n.] Australia K002907033 Yes
Brass, L.J. [29370] Papua New Guinea K002906965 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 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