Najas japonica Nakai

First published in J. Jap. Bot. 13: 853 (1937)
This name is a synonym of Najas gracillima

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher. [Cited as Najas gracillima.]
  • Na, H.R. & Choi, H.K. (2009). Two unrecorded species of Najas L. (Hydrocharitaceae) from Korean flora: N. orientalis and N. oguraensis. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 39: 107-113. [Cited as Najas gracillima.]
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Najas gracillima.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. [Cited as Najas japonica.]
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. [Cited as Najas japonica.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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