Hydrocharitaceae
Thalassia

Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Asch.

First published in Petermanns Geogr. Mitt. 17: 242 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Red Sea to Indian Ocean and W. Pacific. It is a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • 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.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • 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.) (1995). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 9: 1-482. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Guillaumin, A. (1948). Flore Analytique et Synoptique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie: 1-369. Office de la recherche scientifique coloniale.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • Kuo, J. & de Hertog, C. (2001). Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. Global Seagrass Research Methods: 31-78. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Simpson, D. (1989). Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-29.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Turner, I.M., Xing, F. & Corlett, R.T. (2000). An annotated check-list of the vascular plants of the South China Sea and its shores. The Raffles bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. 8: 23-116.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the Southern Ryukyu Islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Insitition Press, Washington.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Asch. in Petermann’s Geogr. Mitth. 17: 242 (1871).
  • Bandeira & Björk in S. Afr. J. Bot. 67: 421 (2001).
  • Bandeira & Gell in Green & Short, World Atlas Seagrasses: 99 (2003).
  • Gürke in Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C: 95 (1895).
  • Hartog, Sea-Grasses of World: 232, fig.61 (1970).
  • Kalk, Nat. Hist. Inhaca Is., ed.3: 129 (1995).
  • Kuo & Hartog in Short & Coles, Global Seagrass Res. Meth.: 49 (2001).
  • Macnae in Macnae & Kalk, Nat. Hist. Inhaca Is.: 28, fig.8g (1958).
  • Munday & Forbes in J. S. Afr. Bot. 45: 3 (1979).
  • Obermeyer in F.S.A. : 101, fig.30 (1966).
  • Simpson in F.T.E.A., Hydrocharitaceae: 24, fig.9 (1989).
  • Wright in F.T.A. 7: 9 (1897).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1995). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 9: 1-482. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Den Hartog, C. (1970). The sea-grasses of the world. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde, Tweede Sectie 59(1): 1-275.
  • 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.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • 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.
  • Simpson, D. (1989). Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-29.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Turner, I.M., Xing, F. & Corlett, R.T. (2000). An annotated check-list of the vascular plants of the South China Sea and its shores. The Raffles bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. 8: 23-116.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1955-1958). Flora Malesiana 5: 1-595. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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?
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [1354] Sri Lanka K002908262 No
Renvoize, S.A. [1268] Seychelles K002908321 No
Fosberg, F.R. [47096] Micronesia, Federated States of K002908293 No
Fosberg, F.R. [49853] Seychelles K002908324 No
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] K002908253 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [28671] Mozambique K002908308 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002908252 No
Gibbs, P.E. [4907] Australia K002908289 No
Womersley, J.S.; Assistants [NGF48697] Papua New Guinea K002908281 No
[Siphilex] [78] Philippines K002908276 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7480] Tanzania K002908304 No
Schodde, R. [3013] Papua New Guinea K002908282 No
Balansa, M. [1524] New Caledonia K002908284 No
Gomes e Sousa, A. de F. [4522] Mozambique K002908307 No
Bailey, A. [35] Solomon Islands K002908287 No
Fosberg, F.R. [49103] Seychelles K002908318 No
Moss, M.H. [22939] Mozambique K002908313 No
Bailey, A. [641a] Solomon Islands K002908285 No
Wright, C. [s.n.] Japan K002908255 No
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [2320] Ethiopia K002908294 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [28671] Mozambique K002908314 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [31440] Mozambique K002908309 No
Sigee, D.C. [26] Maldives K002908259 No
Fosberg, F.R. [37917] Japan K002908257 No
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [1354] Sri Lanka K002908261 No
Williams, D.G. [56] Cocos (Keeling) Islands K002908273 No
Stoddart, D.R. [5094] Australia K002908292 No
Prain, D. [s.n.] Cocos (Keeling) Islands K002908271 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B11388] Kenya K002908303 No
Dupout, P.R. [19] Seychelles K002908317 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3688] Tanzania K002908305 No
Stoddart, D.R. [4309] Australia K002908291 No
Fosberg, F.R. [38483] Japan K002908256 No
Runyon, R. [4179] United States K002908326 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [18939] Thailand K002908268 No
Geilinger (Dr.) [s.n.] Tanzania K002908306 No
Dupout, P.R. [220] Seychelles K002908316 No
Fox, W. [s.n.] Seychelles K002908320 No
SOSC [s.n.] Philippines K002908277 No
Renvoize, S.A. [857A] Seychelles K002908322 No
Merrill, E.D. [10513] Philippines K002908278 No
John, H.S. [26452] Cocos (Keeling) Islands K002908270 No
Gillespie, J.B. [319] Kenya K002908301 No
Frazier, J. [976] Kenya K002908298 No
Burkill, H.M. [HMB546] Singapore K002908267 No
Burkill, H.M. [HMB1118] Singapore K002908258 No
{Kostermans} [s.n.] Indonesia K002908274 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [17358] Thailand K002908269 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [30924] Mozambique K002908311 No
Frazier, J. [885] Kenya K002908297 No
Fosberg, F.R. [49852] Seychelles K002908323 No
Stoddart, D.R. [7168] Seychelles K002908315 No
Womersley, J. [NGF46411] Papua New Guinea K002908279 No
Sinclair, J. [s.n.] Singapore K002908266 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [31670] Mozambique K002908312 No
Rajeshwari, M.; Lakshmanan, K.K. [3] India K002908264 No
Schweinfurth, G. [186] K002908296 No
Mann, E.B. [NFG43110] Papua New Guinea K002908283 No
Frazier, J. [871] Kenya K002908299 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [30929] Mozambique K002908310 No
Collenette, I.S. [4897] Saudi Arabia K002908254 No
[P. Archenen] [29] K002908272 No
Frazier, J. [875] Kenya K002908300 No
Fosberg, F.R. [37385] Sri Lanka K002908263 No
Womersley, J. [NGF46409] Papua New Guinea K002908280 No
Bailey, A. [6086] Solomon Islands K002908288 No
Burkill, H.M. [HMB.391] Singapore K002908265 No
Fox, W. [206] Seychelles K002908319 No
Gillespie, J.B. [321] Kenya K002908302 No
Schweinfurth, G. [196] Sudan K002908295 No
Stoddart, D.R. [4532] Australia K002908290 No
Adams, C.D. [15165] Maldives K002908260 No
{Kostermans} [18873] Indonesia K002908275 No
Womersley, H.B.S.; Bailey, A. [242a] Solomon Islands K002908286 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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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/

  • 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