Aponogetonaceae
Aponogeton

Aponogeton crispus Thunb.

First published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 4: 73 (1784)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bangladesh, S. India, Sri Lanka. It is a tuberous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Read, R.W. [2260] Sri Lanka K002908549 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5168] India K001120014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macrae [249] Sri Lanka K002908542 No
Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP1853] India K002908550 No
Hepper, F.N.; Jayasuria, M. [4614] Sri Lanka K002908545 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5168] India K001120013 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5168] India K001120017 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meijer, W. [774] Sri Lanka K001600483 No
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8242] Sri Lanka K002908547 No
Koyama, T.; Koyama, M. [13913] Sri Lanka K002908546 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5168] K001120016 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A. [28003] Sri Lanka K002908548 No
Koyama, T.; Koyama, M. [13913] Sri Lanka K002908544 No
Schulze, J. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002909019 No
Walker [24] Sri Lanka K002908543 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002909018 No
Jan 1, 1970 Bourne, A.G. [3200] India Aponogeton echinatus K000950202 Neotype Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Bourne, A.G. [3200] India Aponogeton echinatus K000950197 Neotype Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15141] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908558 No
Thomson, G. [135] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908555 No
[Hertes] [s.n.] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908551 No
[Hertes] [s.n.] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908553 No
Matthew, K.M. [27180] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908559 No
Meebold, A. [11300] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908557 No
[Hertes] [s.n.] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908552 No
Meebold, A. [6811] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908563 No
Barnes, E. [2214] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908560 No
[A. Whlih] [s.n.] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908554 No
Barnes, E. [2213] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908561 No
Fischer, C.E.C. [628] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908562 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand Aponogeton echinatus K002909026 No
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [162] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908564 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India Aponogeton echinatus K002908556 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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 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

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