Hydrocharitaceae
Halophila

Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Asch.

First published in Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1867: 3 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Egypt to India and W. Indian Ocean. It is a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Palestine, Rodrigues, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Yemen

Introduced into:

East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Sicilia, Türkiye, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (1984). Flore des Mascareignes 191-201 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Den Hartog, C. (1970). The sea-grasses of the world. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde, Tweede Sectie 59(1): 1-275.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, I. & Çimen, A.Ö. (eds.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Türkiye) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit. Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kuo, J. & de Hertog, C. (2001). Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. Global Seagrass Research Methods: 31-78. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
  • Simpson, D. (1989). Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-29.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1955-1958). Flora Malesiana 5: 1-595. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Asch. in Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1867: 3 (1867).
  • Bandeira & Björk in S. Afr. J. Bot. 67: 421 (2001).
  • Bandeira & Gell in Green & Short, World Atlas Seagrasses: 99 (2003).
  • Engler & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. 2(1): 249, fig.183 (1889).
  • Hartog, Sea-grasses of World: 258, fig.63 (1970).
  • Kuo & Hartog in Short & Coles, Global Seagrass Res. Meth.: 51 (2001).
  • Simpson in F.T.E.A., Hydrocharitaceae: 27 (1989).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). http://saber.ucv.ve/ojs/index.php/rev_mem/article/view/29676/144814495069. epublication.
  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, I. & Çimen, A.Ö. (eds.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Türkiye) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit. Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Short, F.T., Moore, G.E. & Peyron, K.A. (2010). Halophila ovalis in the tropical Atlantic ocean. Aquatic Botany 93: 141-146.
  • Simpson, D. (1989). Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-29.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1955-1958). Flora Malesiana 5: 1-595. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Asch. & Guerke, A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2, 1: 249, fig. 183 (1889).
  • Asch. in Sitz. Ges. Nat. Freunde Berlin 1867: 3 (1867).
  • Hartog, Sea Grasses of the World: 258, fig. 63 (1970).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 2, 1871 Balour, I.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K000524853 Type Yes
Mortensen, Th. [s.n.] Mauritius K002908169 No
Iyengar, M.O.P. [133A] India K002908010 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002907959 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Mauritius K001613213 Yes
Breckle [3873] Israel K002907975 No
Coode, M.J.E.; Lorence, D. [4884] Mauritius K002908178 Yes
Pullen, W.J.S. [s.n.] K000524847 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pullen (Capt.) [s.n.] K002907970 No
Collenette, J.S. [4784] Saudi Arabia K002907966 No
Kotschy, C.G.T. [412] Syria K000524848 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002907971 No
Rajeshwari, M.; Lakshmanan, K.K. [2A] India K002908011 No
Farmer, A.S.D. [s.n.] Bahrain K002907974 No
Rayner, R.W. [288] Kenya K002908135 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002907972 No
Elamin, H.M. [40] Qatar K002907973 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Egypt K002907968 No
Mortensen, Th. [s.n.] Mauritius K002908177 No
Coode, M.J.E. [4341] K002908170 No
Simpson, N.D. [2295] Egypt K002907969 No
Good, R. [401] Bahrain K002907967 No
Russell, J. [[C]] Madagascar K002908172 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K002908173 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Badre, F. [4298] Mauritius K002908168 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002907965 No
Farmer, A.S.D. Bahrain K:SPC-37673.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9325] Kenya K002908136 No
Pike [13] Mauritius K000524854 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K000524846 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simpson, D.A. [88/33a] Madagascar K002908171 No
Schweinfurth, G. [8] Eritrea Halophila balfourii K002908130 No
Broun, A.F. (Mr); Broun, A.F. (Mrs); Goosland, C.M. [1537] Sudan Halophila balfourii K002908129 No
Gamble, J.S. [21505] India Halophila balfourii K002907993 No
Watmough, R. [396] Mozambique Halophila balfourii K002908137 No
[illegible] [s.n.] India Halophila balfourii K002907994 Yes
s.coll. [13713] India Halophila balfourii K002907995 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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