Cymodoceaceae

Syringodium Kütz.

First published in R.F.Hohenacker, Algae Mar. Sicc. 9: 426 (1860)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical coasts.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Borneo, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, Florida, Gulf States, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Oman, Palestine, Panamá, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, 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 in Sea-Grasses of World (Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Tweede Sect. 59): 176 (1970).
  • Kütz. in Hohenacker, Meervalgen (Alg. Mar. Sicc.) 426 (1860).

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dandy & Tandy in J.B. 77: 114– 116 (1939)
  • Hartog, Sea-grasses of the World: 176 (1970)
  • in Hohenacker, Meeralgen 9: 426 (1860)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Collins, F.S. [330] K003909545 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003909543 Yes
Croft, J.R. [LAE65545] Ireland K003909502 Yes
{Challenger Exp.} [s.n.] K003909548 Yes
Wright, C.; Parry, C.C.; Brummel, H. [560] Dominican Republic K003909542 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Shafer, J.A. [3128] Curacao K003909544 Yes
Wright, C. [3719] Cuba K000587200 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, P. [7577] Bahamas, The K003909546 Yes
Sintensis, P. [836] Portugal K003909547 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

  • 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