Plantaginaceae

Limnophila R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 442 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to China.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Northern Provinces

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Cook Is., DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Marianas, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Bolivia, California, Florida, Georgia, Italy, Louisiana, New Caledonia, Romania, Texas

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Mill, R. & al. (2015). Flora of Pakistan 220: 1-331. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 2: 316. Nom. cons.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Philcox in Kew Bull.24: 101–170 (1970).
  • Prodr.: 442 (1810) nom. cons.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 24: 101–170 (1970), nom. conserv.
  • Prodr.: 442 (1810)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2010 Nguyen avn Du et al. [HNK 1097] Vietnam K000611864 No
Oct 1, 2009 Bingham, M.G. [13091b] Zambia K000191341 No
Jan 1, 1967 anon. [s.n.] Unknown K000662338 No
Jan 1, 1967 Merrill, E.D. [201] Philippines K000979463 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2662] Zambia K:SPC-35227.000 No
Edwards, P.J. [4097] K:SPC-70596.000 No
Andrews, F.W. [WN94] Sudan K:SPC-26333.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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