Lythraceae
Rotala

Rotala serpiculoides Welw. ex Hiern

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 469 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to Sudan and S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1994). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Lythraceae: 1-62.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1994). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Lythraceae: 1-62.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 643 (1921).
  • A. Fernandes & Diniz in Garcia de Orta 6: 92 (1958).
  • A. Fernandes in Consp. Fl. Angol. 4: 168 (1970)
  • A. Fernandes in Flora Zambesiaca 4: 314 (1978).
  • A. Raynal in Adansonia, N.S. 7: 544 (1967).
  • Boutique, Flore du Congo Belge, du Ruanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 4 (1967).
  • C.D.K. Cook in Boissiera29: 101 (1979).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1: 142 (1950).
  • Hanid in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 155 (1974).
  • Hiern in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 371 (1898).
  • Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 469 (1871).
  • Koehne in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 1: 158 (1880).
  • Koehne in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 216: 33, fig. 1M (1903).
  • Maquet in Fl. Rwanda, 2: 484, fig. 152/2 (1983).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 52 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Faden, R.B. [67629] Kenya K004761607 Yes
Tanner, R. [2047] Tanzania K004761610 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5137] Zambia K004761710 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11146] Tanzania K004761615 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC2568] Tanzania K004761618 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7142] Tanzania K004761619 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10873] Tanzania K004761614 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9860] Tanzania K004116527 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5398] Malawi K004761707 Yes
Pettet [111] Sudan K004761561 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [418] Tanzania K004761612 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [536] Kenya K004761605 Yes
Bjørnstad, A. [AB1654] Tanzania K004761617 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14457] Tanzania K004761616 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2185] Zambia K004116529 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7018] Tanzania K004761621 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7337] Tanzania K004761620 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS2042] Zambia K004761708 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [4270] K004761562 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [409] Kenya K004761608 Yes
Chandler [1366] Uganda K004761604 Yes
Arnstein Lye, K.; Katende, A.B.; Faden, R.B. [6368] Kenya K004761609 Yes
Verdcourt, B.; Brown, E.J. [3249] Kenya K004761606 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9860A] Tanzania K004761613 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11514] Tanzania K004761611 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2817] Zambia K004761709 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2575] K004761563 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6425] Tanzania K004761622 Yes

Sources

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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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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  • 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