Alismataceae
Limnophyton

Limnophyton fluitans Graebn.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 274 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Cameroon. It is a hydroperennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Symoens, J.J. & Villiers, J.-F. (1984). Alismatidées, Flagellariacées. Flore du Cameroun 26: 1-84. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in. Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 41: 274 (1908).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1999 Cheek, M. [8158], Cameroon 73925.000 No
Jul 1, 1997 Cheek, M. [8617], Cameroon K000936062 No
Kasselmann, C., Cameroon 49993.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [2677], Cameroon K000541574 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0