Blyxa Noronha ex Thouars
Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre
Introduced into:
Italy, Louisiana, Mississippi, Portugal
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Blyxopsis Kuntze in T.E.von Post & C.E.O.Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 71 (1903)
- Diplosiphon Decne. in V.Jacquemont, Voy. Inde 4: 166 (1844)
- Enhydrias Ridl. in J. Bot. 38: 69 (1900)
- Hydrotrophus C.B.Clarke in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 8 (1873)
Accepted Species
- Blyxa aubertii Rich.
- Blyxa echinosperma (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f.
- Blyxa hexandra C.D.K.Cook & Luond
- Blyxa japonica (Miq.) Maxim. ex Asch. & Gürke
- Blyxa javanica Hassk.
- Blyxa kasaragodensis P.Biju, Josekutty & Augustine
- Blyxa leiosperma Koidz.
- Blyxa mangalensis K.Rashmi & G.Krishnak.
- Blyxa novoguineensis Hartog
- Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) Planch. ex Thwaites
- Blyxa quadricostata Hartog
- Blyxa radicans Ridl.
- Blyxa senegalensis Dandy
- Blyxa vietii C.D.K.Cook & Luond
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: 6.
- Gen. Nov. Madag. 4 (1806)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Cook & Lüönd in Aquat. Bot. 15: 1 (1983)
- Gen. Nov. Madag.: 4 (1806)
- Rich. in Mém. Cl. Sci. Math. Phys. Inst. France, 1811(2): 19, 63, 77 (1812, published 1814)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards, P.J. [4054], New Guinea | 70464.000 | No |
Sources
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0