Najas pectinata (Parl.) Magnus

First published in Mém. Inst. Égypt. 2: 145 (1887)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Senegal to Sinai. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Sinai

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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].
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Maire, R. (1952). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 1: 1-366. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Triest, L. & Symoens, J.J. (1983). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Najadaceae: 1-9. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. 53
  • H. af Rantz. in Kew Bull. 7: 38 (1952)
  • Obermeyer in Fl. S. Afr. 1: 83, fig. 24, 1 (1966).
  • in Aschers. & Schweinf., Illustr. Fl. Egypte 145 (1889)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berhaut, J. (1988). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 9: 1-522. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • 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.
  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [5218] Chad K002907659 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [4046] Chad K002907660 Yes
{Staudt} [488] Cameroon K002907669 Yes
[Comais] [275] K002907269 Yes
Assi, A. [9273] Cote d'Ivoire K002907630 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [W6] Sudan K:SPC-22467.000 No
Jordan, H.D. [115] Sierra Leone K002907632 Yes
s.coll. [4529] Chad K002907666 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [4046] Chad K:SPC-32803.000 No
{Jacques-Félix} [7375] Guinea K002907629 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [4202] Chad K002907661 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7688] Burundi K002907670 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [5102] Cameroon K002907667 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1137] K002907665 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1228] K002907663 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [7854] Chad K002907662 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [128] Sierra Leone K002907631 Yes
Robyns, W. [4002] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002907671 Yes
Cesar [886] K002907268 No
Andrews, F.W. [W8] Sudan K:SPC-18461.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10910] Tanzania K:SPC-24008.000 No
Hall, J.B. [CC420] Ghana K002907628 Yes
Ekema, N.S. [E235] Ghana K002907626 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC725] Ghana K002907627 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [W26] Sudan K:SPC-18463.000 No
Letouzey, R. [7266] Cameroon K002907668 Yes
Schweinfurth [[1228]] K002907664 Yes
Cameroon K:SPC-33103.000 No

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