Lythraceae
Rotala

Rotala filiformis (Bellardi) Hiern

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 468 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mali, Nigeria to Eritrea and S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a semiaquatic annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Italy

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1994). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Lythraceae: 1-62.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1994). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Lythraceae: 1-62.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C.D.K. Cook in Boissiera 29: 121, fig. 26 A–E (1979).
  • DA Webb in Fl. Europaea 2: 303 (1968).
  • Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 468 (1871).
  • Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 372 (1898), pro parte.
  • Koehne in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 1: 167 (1881).
  • Koehne in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 216: 37 (1903).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4555] Tanzania K004761637 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2798] Zambia K004761736 Yes
[DBF] [F5740] Zambia K004761731 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS2031] Zambia K004761732 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [31415] Zambia K004761723 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4637] Zambia K004761735 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10815] Tanzania K004761642 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8817] Zambia K001581401 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8683] Zambia K001573872 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8859] Zambia K001573866 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1769] Botswana K004761747 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8031] Zimbabwe K004761739 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [433] Zambia K004761729 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [15193] Zambia K004761722 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10848] Tanzania K004761643 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS2065] Zambia K004761726 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5536] Zambia K004761728 Yes
Gibert, M.G. [5047] Kenya K004761636 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6565] Zambia K004761720 Yes
Dehn, G. [1003] Zimbabwe K004761740 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [19736] Zambia K004761724 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [732] Botswana K004761745 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5687] Tanzania K000468737 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5774] Tanzania K000190889 No
Pawek, J. [7285] Malawi K004761715 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [433] Zambia K004761730 Yes
Kornas, J. [1869] Zambia K004761721 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3738] Botswana K004761737 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [2638] Zambia K004761725 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [450] Tanzania K004761641 Yes
Quarré [1240] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004761530 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6202] Zambia K004761727 Yes
Iwarsson, M.; Ryding, O. [767B] Malawi K004761716 Yes
Harris, T.; Murray-Hudson, F. [880] Angola K000569173 Yes
King, A.E. [33] Zambia K004761733 Yes
Kirk, J. (Dr.) [s.n.] K004761741 Yes
Pawek, J. [982] Malawi K004761718 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [803] Angola K004761749 Yes
Gossweiler [10892] Angola K004761750 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2803] Botswana K004761746 Yes
Harris, T.; Murray-Hudson, F. [1005] Angola K000569189 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2262] Tanzania K004761640 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10835] Tanzania K004116528 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2162] Botswana K004761743 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3600] Tanzania K004761639 Yes
West, O. [2293] Zimbabwe K004761738 Yes
Hudson, M. [123] Botswana K004761744 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [6204] Zambia K004761742 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Ludlow, H.; Scott, J. [5047] Malawi K004761717 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2838] Ethiopia K004761566 Yes
Milne - Redhead, E. [4414] Zambia K000310111 Holotype No
Holub, E. [s.n.] Botswana K004761748 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3415] Tanzania K004761638 Yes
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jacobsen, K. [55] Ethiopia K004761567 Yes
Tweedie [3426] Kenya K:SPC-29897.000 No
Pawek, J. (Mrs) [5699] Malawi K004761719 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6349] Zambia K004761734 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10815] Tanzania Rotala congolensis K:SPC-12254.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10835] Tanzania Rotala heterophylla K:SPC-10566.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10848] Tanzania Rotala heterophylla K:SPC-08605.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [8031] Zimbabwe Rotala heteropetala K:SPC-03241.000 No

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