Lythraceae
Ammannia

Ammannia multiflora Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind. 1: 447 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Australia. It is an annual or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Extinct in:

Socotra

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 1: 1-606. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1990). Flora of Australia 18: 1-349. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmondson, J.R. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Iraq 5(2): 1-349. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1979). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 2: 1-220. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1981). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 6: 1-725. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Polatschek, A. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 51: 1-9. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Shishkin, B.K. (ed.) (1950). Flora Turkmenii 5: 1-271. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Singh, M. & Ali, S.J. (2008). A study on aquatic Angiosperms of district Mau (East U.P.). Journal of East African Natural History 32: 877-890.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Santisuk, T. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2014). Flora of Thailand 11(4): 499-666. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department. [Cited as Ammannia auriculata.]
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2014). Ammannia (Lythraceae) in Malesia. Blumea 59: 11-18. [Cited as Ammannia auriculata.]
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2016). Flora Malesiana 22: 1-68. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta. [Cited as Ammannia auriculata.]

Flora of Iraq

  • Boiss., Fl. Or. 2: 743 (1872);
  • C. B. Clark in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 570 (1879);
  • Dar in Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pak. 78: 9 (1975);
  • Haining Qin & Graham in Fl. China 13: 275 (2007).
  • Koehne in Engl., Pflanzenr. IV. 216: 48 (1903);
  • Polatschek in Rech.f., Fl. Iranica 51: 7 (1968);
  • Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1: 447 (1820);

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 1: 1-606. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1990). Flora of Australia 18: 1-349. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1979). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 2: 1-220. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1981). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 6: 1-725. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Polatschek, A. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 51: 1-9. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Shishkin, B.K. (ed.) (1950). Flora Turkmenii 5: 1-271. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2014). Ammannia (Lythraceae) in Malesia. Blumea 59: 11-18.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 7, 2009 Sands, M.J.S. [4667] Australia K000566109 Yes
Gillett [9655] Iraq K004334601 Yes
Rawi; Alizzi [32408] Iraq K004334598 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2101] K001115156 Unknown Type Material Yes
Delavay, M.I. [2252] China K004334692 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2101] K001115157 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6582] K004334695 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2101] K001115158 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2101] India K001115159 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guo, C. [1505195] China K004334700 Yes
s.coll. [11631] K004334694 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2101] India K001115160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barthelat, F.; M'Changama, M.; Sifari, B.A. [982] Mayotte K004760635 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan K004334697 Yes
Ohwi, J. [NSM128] Japan K004334698 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R.; Agnew; Hadoi; Haines; Waleed [W1833] Iraq K004334600 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2101] K001115155 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2101] India K001115154 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [N27/40] Japan K004334693 Yes
Watanabe, K. [s.n.] Japan K004334696 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000729680 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guo, C. [1504151] China K004334699 Yes
Guest, E.R. [937] Iraq K004334599 Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000729678 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fischer, C.E. [s.n.] India K000729679 Unknown Type Material Yes
Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia Ammannia microcarpa K000729677 Type Yes
Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia Ammannia microcarpa K000729676 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Randrianaivo, R.; Bevao, J.C. [2611] Madagascar Ammannia madagascariensis K001614337 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

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    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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    • '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.
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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 2025. 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

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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