Lythraceae
Trapa
Trapa natans

Trapa natans var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino

First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 11: (283) (1897)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical & S. Africa, S. Russia Far East to Tropical Asia. It is a hydrosubshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Amur, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, India, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Malawi, Manchuria, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Nansei-shoto

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • Ding, B. & Jin, X. (2020). Taxonomic notes on genus Trapa L. (Trapaceae) in China. Guihaia 40: 1-15.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.
  • Singh, M. & Ali, S.J. (2008). A study on aquatic Angiosperms of district Mau (East U.P.). Journal of East African Natural History 32: 877-890.
  • Singh, N.P. & al. (eds.) (2002). Flora of Mizoram 1: 1-845. Botanical Survey of India.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST. [Cited as Trapa natans.]
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. [Cited as Trapa natans.]
  • 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. [Cited as Trapa natans.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1999). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 13: 1-284. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Ding, B. & Jin, X. (2020). Taxonomic notes on genus Trapa L. (Trapaceae) in China. Guihaia 40: 1-15.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Santisuk, T. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2014). Flora of Thailand 11(4): 499-666. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Singh, M. & Ali, S.J. (2008). A study on aquatic Angiosperms of district Mau (East U.P.). Journal of East African Natural History 32: 877-890.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2023). Flore du Gabon 61: 1-114. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Starchenko, V.M., Darman, G.F. & Bolotova, Y.V. (2008). Floristic records in the Amur region. Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 93: 476-481.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Fanshawe, D.B. [F.2535] Zambia K000310951 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Fanshawe, D.B. [F.2535] Zambia K000310950 Holotype Yes
Jackson, G. [2115] Malawi K003883653 Yes
Ward, C.J. [8540] South Africa K003883663 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003883662 Yes
Ward, C.J. [7280] South Africa K003883664 Yes
Giess, W. [10112] Namibia K003883660 Yes
Schlechterianae [1203[5]] Mozambique K003883649 Yes
Gomes Pedro, J. [4310] Mozambique K003883648 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [1] Zambia K003883629 Yes
West, O. [3052A] Zambia K003883632 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [2161] Botswana K003883642 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2087] Angola K003883647 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7137] Zambia K003883631 Yes
Ward, C.J. [7664] South Africa K003883661 Yes
[Dinter] [7198] Namibia K003883657 Yes
Gairdner, A.E. (Miss) [544] Zambia K003883630 Yes
[Laws] [5] Malawi K003883655 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E.; Biegel, H.M. [1491] Botswana K003883645 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8750] Zambia K003883634 Yes
Smith, P.A. [806] Botswana K003883640 Yes
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3714] Botswana K003883644 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [3073] Botswana K003883639 Yes
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3714] Botswana K003883643 Yes
Borle, J. [2] Zimbabwe K003883635 Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, [4473] Namibia K003883659 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K003883656 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [2641] Zambia K003883627 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K003883650 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] Mozambique K003883652 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6585] Zambia K003883628 Yes
China K:SPC-70000.425 No
Wallich, N. [s.n.] K000742710 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [2786] Botswana K003883641 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K003883651 Yes
Wager; Mills, A.P. [458] South Africa K003883666 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [2602] Malawi K003883654 Yes
West, O. [3052A] Zambia K003883633 Yes
Gossweiler [8282] Angola K003883646 Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, [4765] Namibia K003883658 Yes
Ward, C.J. [9033] South Africa K003883665 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan Trapa bispinosa K003883510 Yes
[Bretoshneid] [77] Trapa bispinosa K003883512 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6339] Bangladesh Trapa bispinosa K001123626 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6339] Trapa bispinosa K001123627 Unknown Type Material Yes
Murata, G. [19845] Japan Trapa bispinosa K003883513 Yes
Kitamura, S.; Murata, G.; Iwatsuki, K.; Naruhashi, N.; Wakabayashi, M. [s.n.] Japan Trapa bispinosa K003883514 Yes
Henry, A. [2929] China Trapa bispinosa K003883511 Yes
Furuse, M. [41496] Japan Trapa japonica K003883530 Yes
Furuse, M. [34596] Japan Trapa japonica K003883533 Yes
Kharkevich, S. [s.n.] Russia Trapa japonica K003883507 Yes
Togasi, M. [1496] Japan Trapa japonica K003883536 Yes
Furuse, M. [46065] Japan Trapa japonica K003883532 Yes
Kharkevich, S. [s.n.] Russia Trapa japonica K003883506 Yes
Furuse, M. [42563] Japan Trapa japonica K003883534 Yes
Palcevskij, N.A. [s.n.] Trapa japonica K003883531 Yes
Furuse, M. [42563] Japan Trapa japonica K003883535 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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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