Najas testui Rendle

First published in J. Bot. 75: 51 (1937)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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., 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.
  • 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.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Triest, L. (1989). Najadaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-9.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Horn af Rantzien in Act. Hort. Gotoburg.  8: 194 (1950);
  • Horn in Kew Bull. 7: 32 (1952).
  • Rendle in J. Bot. 75: 51, fig.A–I (1937).
  • Triest  in Acad. Roy. Sci. Outre-Mer, Cl. Sci. Nat. Méd 22 1):100 (1988);
  • Triest in F.T.E.A., Najadaceae: 7 (1989).
  • Triest in Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Outre-Mer, Cl. Sci. Nat. Méd. 21(4): 52, t.1, fig.6 (1987);

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Triest, L. (1989). Najadaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-9.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rendle in Journal of Botany 75: 51, fig. A-I (1937).
  • Triest in Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Outre-Mer, Cl. Sci. Nat. Méd., nouv. sér. in -8° (et Et. Cont. Afr. 6) 21: 52, fig. 6, t. XI (1987).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bally, P.R.O. [5236] Kenya K002907707 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2497] Sudan K002907686 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [5783] Ethiopia K002907687 Yes
Letouzey, R. [13333] K002907658 Yes
May 1, 1951 Meikle, R.D. [710] Nigeria Najas meiklei K000346026 Type Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2829] Nigeria Najas meiklei K002907620 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3463] Ghana Najas meiklei K002907618 Yes
Hall, J.B. [GC37176] Ghana Najas meiklei K002907615 Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL 874] Sierra Leone Najas meiklei K002907616 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC 723] Ghana Najas meiklei K002907617 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3463] Ghana Najas meiklei K002907619 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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.
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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

    • 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