Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton

Potamogeton wrightii Morong

First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 158 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Asia to NW. Pacific. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Qinghai, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Ohio

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok. [Cited as Potamogeton malaianus.]
  • Leroy, J.-F. (ed.) (1983). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 20: 1-175. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. [Cited as Potamogeton malaianus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Leroy, J.-F. (ed.) (1983). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 20: 1-175. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Nooteboom, H.P. (ed.) (2002). Flora Malesiana 16: 1-224. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Wright, C. [320] Japan K000203604 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] Japan K000203605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Bretschneider, E.V. [904] China K000203603 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gwynne-Vaughan, D.T. [[208]] K003906210 Yes
Curran, H.M. [12249] Philippines K003906258 Yes
s.coll. [18113] Philippines K003906250 Yes
Loher, A. [6994] Philippines K003906260 Yes
Cowdry, N.H. China K003905972 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [13554] Indonesia K003906234 Yes
Loher, A. [7030] Philippines K003906261 Yes
Cuming, H. [1381] Philippines K003906248 Yes
Loher, A. [1596] Philippines K003906257 Yes
Elbert, J. [1238] Indonesia K003906239 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [7177] Indonesia K003906238 Yes
Herre, A.W.C.T. [41404] Philippines K003906249 Yes
Lorzing, J.A. [16760] Indonesia K003906235 No
Loher, A. [7024] Philippines K003906259 Yes
Rifai, M.A. [6632] Indonesia K003906263 Yes
Loher, A. [1598] Philippines K003906246 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [5107] Philippines K003906251 Yes
Beccari, O. [912] Indonesia K003906233 Yes
s.coll. [5605/3] India K003906202 Yes
s.coll. [6763] Indonesia K003906240 Yes
Taylor, P.M. [P-408A] Indonesia K003906241 Yes
Surbeck, H. [260] Indonesia K003906237 Yes
Surbeck, H. [131] Indonesia K003906236 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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