Hydrocharitaceae
Halophila

Halophila baillonis Asch. ex Dickie

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 317 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to N. Venezuela, Caribbean, NE. Brazil. It is a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Dioecious marine herb; rhizomes slender, branching, 0.8–1 mm in diameter, with a single unbranched root at each node.
Morphology General Shoots
Lateral erect shoots 0.6–2(– 4) cm long, with 2 or 3 pairs of petiolate leaves in a pseudowhorl at the apex; petioles 2–5 mm long; blades elliptic, 5–22 mm long, 2–5(–8) mm wide, the margins finely spinulose; cross-veins ascending at an angle of 60–80o
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Spathe
Spathe bracts lanceolate, 5–8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Staminate flower on pedicel ca. 3 mm long, with anther 4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Pistillate flower 6–7 mm long with minute perianth; ovary sessile, extended into a hypanthium with 2–5 styles, each 10–30 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit globular, 2–3 mm in diameter with a beak 4–5 mm long; pericarp membranous; seeds 10–20, subglobose, apiculate at both ends.
Distribution
Grand Cayman. Panama, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Curacao and Brazil.
[Cayman]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Colombia
[CPLC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/173382/7004500

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

Distribution
Native to Colombia.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
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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/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

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