Lythraceae
Rotala

Rotala juniperina A.Fern.

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2.A, 48: 126 (1974 publ. 1975)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Tanzania to Zambia, W. India. It is a helophyte or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, India, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.514.2.8. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.514.2.8. epublication.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1994). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Lythraceae: 1-62.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Fernandes in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 48: 126, t. 12 (1974)
  • A. Fernandes in Flora Zambesiaca 4: 314, t. 78 (1978).
  • C.D.K. Cook in Boissiera 29: 97, fig. 19E–H (1979).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1977 Robinson, E.A. [723] Zambia K000049163 Holotype Yes
Jul 25, 1974 Robinson, E.A. [5353] Malawi K000049162 Isotype Yes
Bigger, M. [2184] Tanzania K004761602 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6879] Tanzania K004761603 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Bingham, M.G. [11042] Zambia Rotala decumbens K000566249 No

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 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/

  • 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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