Cymodoceaceae

Cymodocea K.D.Koenig

First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 96 (1806)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Coasts of Tropical & Subtropical Old World to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Baleares, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Comoros, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, France, Gambia, Greece, Hainan, India, Italy, Jawa, Kenya, Kriti, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Queensland, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 228
  • Graebner in Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 11: 146 (1907).
  • in Konig & Sims, Ann. Bot. 2: 96 (1805)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Hartog in Sea-Grasses of World: 160 (1970).
  • K.D. Koenig, Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 96 (1805).

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Endl., Gen. Pl. 3: 230 (1837)
  • Hartog, Sea-grasses of the World: 160 (1970)
  • in Ann. Bot. 2: 96 (1805)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sigee, D.C. [25] Maldives K003909373 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [12685] Papua New Guinea K003909387 Yes
Prain, D. [s.n.] India K003909377 Yes
Prain, D. [s.n.] India K003909376 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

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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