Hydrocharitaceae
Halophila

Halophila major (Zoll.) Miq.

First published in Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 230 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Malesia and Caroline Islands. It is a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Caroline Is., Japan, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kua, J., Kanamoto, Z., Iizumi, H. & Mukai, H. (2006). Seagrasses of the genus Halophila Thouars (Hydrochartiaceae) from Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 57: 129-154.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1955-1958). Flora Malesiana 5: 1-595. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta. [Cited as Halophila ovalis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kua, J., Kanamoto, Z., Iizumi, H. & Mukai, H. (2006). Seagrasses of the genus Halophila Thouars (Hydrochartiaceae) from Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 57: 129-154.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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