Lythraceae
Rotala

Rotala tenella (Guill. & Perr.) Hiern

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 467 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2023). Flore du Gabon 61: 1-114. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Koehne in Engl. Pflanzenr. Lythrac. 39.
  • in F.T.A. 2: 467 (1871)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2023). Flore du Gabon 61: 1-114. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3 (2): 645 (1921).
  • A. Fernandes & Diniz in Garcia de Orta 3: 197 (1955).
  • Boutique, Flore du Congo Belge, du Ruanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 5 (1967).
  • C.D.K. Cook in Boissiera 29: 63, fig. 12 A–K (1979).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1: 141 (1950).
  • Hanid in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 155 (1974).
  • Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 467 (1871).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 164 (1954).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 760 (1958).
  • Koehne in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 1: 170 (1880)
  • Koehne in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 216: 39 (1903).
  • Maquet in Fl. Rwanda 2: 484 (1983).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Brummitt, R.K.; Pawek, J. [11065] Malawi K000566251 No
Jan 1, 2009 Brummitt, R.K. [10853] Malawi K000566252 No
Jan 1, 1977 Robinson, E.A. [622] Zambia K000310098 Isotype No
Jan 1, 1977 Michelmore, A.P.G. [434a] Angola K000310097 Holotype No
[illegible] [619] Tanzania K004761598 Yes
Jarman, P.J. [80] Zimbabwe K004761700 Yes
Wood, D. [751] Kenya K004761585 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Høst, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7303] Ethiopia K004761554 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1529] Tanzania K004761597 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Friis, I. [8390] Ethiopia K004761557 Yes
Dümmer, R. [3204] Uganda K004761580 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3369] Botswana K004761703 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Mesfin, T. [6520] Kenya K004761586 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2837] Zambia K004761699 Yes
Kilian, N.; Lobin, W. [2204] Somalia K004761555 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB793] Kenya K004761587 Yes
[Hancock]; [Chandler] [1843] Uganda K004761582 Yes
Arnstein Lye, K. [Lye4390] Uganda K004761584 Yes
Powys, P. (Mrs) [79] Kenya K004761591 Yes
Bogdan, A. [793] Kenya K004761588 Yes
Powys, P. (Mrs) [50] Kenya K004761590 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14466] Tanzania K004761600 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [677] Tanzania K004761601 Yes
Dinter [7354] K000310124 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2004] Tanzania K004761595 Yes
Anne Arundel Community College Herbarium (AACC); Wilson, J. [2168] Uganda K004761583 Yes
Conway, J.M. [34/71] Zimbabwe K004761701 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [10151] Ethiopia K004761556 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1590] Sudan K004761558 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1023] Kenya K004761589 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3705] Tanzania K004761596 Yes
Dinter [7281] K000310122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1528] Tanzania K004761599 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67632] Kenya K004761594 Yes
Chandler, P. [320] Uganda K004761581 Yes
Verdcourt, B.; Brown, E.J. [3237] Kenya K004761593 Yes
Powys, P. (Mrs) [48] Kenya K004761592 Yes
Miller, O.B. [1651] Zimbabwe K004761702 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 Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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 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