Elodea najas (Planch.) Casp.

First published in Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1857: 49 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Bolivia to Brazil and NE. Argentina. It is a hydrosubshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Egeria najas.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1983 Gardner [5238] Brazil Egeria najas K000587182 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Gardner [5238] Brazil Egeria najas K000587183 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hassler, E. [3384] Paraguay Egeria najas K000587184 Type Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Ferrucci, S.; Neffa, S.V.; Blanco, E.; Beron, R. [6324] Argentina Egeria najas K002906260 Yes
Walter, M. [s.n.] Paraguay Egeria najas K002906248 Yes
Luond, B.; Brücker, W. [411] Argentina Egeria najas K002906264 Yes
Luond, B.; Brücker, W. [33.9] Argentina Egeria najas K002906263 Yes
Luond, B.; Brücker, W. [381] Argentina Egeria najas K002906261 Yes
Hassler, E. [1528] Paraguay Egeria najas K002906251 Yes
s.coll. [H1385/62] Egeria najas K002906265 Yes
Balansa, B. [597] Paraguay Egeria najas K002906249 Yes
Luond, B.; Brücker, W. [338] Argentina Egeria najas K002906258 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [2617] Argentina Egeria najas K002906259 Yes
Luond, B.; Brücker, W. [361] Argentina Egeria najas K002906262 Yes
Hassler, E. [9393] Paraguay Egeria najas K002906250 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • 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
  • Kew Science Photographs

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