Aponogetonaceae

Aponogeton L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 32 (1782)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa to N. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

California, France, Germany, Great Britain, Mauritius, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 216
  • K. Krause & Engl. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 13: 9 (1906).
  • Suppl. 32 (1781)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bruggen in Bibl. Bot. 137: 1–76 (1985).
  • Bruggen in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 43193–233 (1973);
  • L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 32 (1781).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bibl. Bot. 33, 137: 1 (1985), nom. conserv.
  • Engl. in E. & P. Pf. II. 1: 218 (1889)
  • H. Bruggen in B.J.B.B. 43: 193 (1973)
  • K. Krause in E.P. IV. 13: 9 (1906)
  • Suppl. Pl.: 32 (1781)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 23, 1971 Rehmann, A. [7429] South Africa K000346074 Type Yes
Nov 23, 1971 Rehmann, A. [4835] South Africa K000346075 Type Yes
York [10] South Africa K000346073 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002908569 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5167] India K001120006 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maxwell [213] Sri Lanka K002908571 No
Davidse, G. [7616] Sri Lanka K002908565 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5167] Bangladesh K001120008 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verdcourt, B. [5478] United Kingdom K:SPC-53180.000 No
Bingham, M.G. [10500] Zambia K002908795 No
s.coll. [CP2306] Sri Lanka K002908568 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5167] India K001120007 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nicholas, A. [2095] South Africa K002909013 No
Schulze, J. Sri Lanka K:SPC-29971.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5167] K001120010 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bogner [2056] Madagascar K:SPC-56148.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [1761] K002909037 No
Shaffer-Fehre, M.; Jayasekara, P.; Samarasinghe, D. [600] Sri Lanka K002908575 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5167] K001120009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Medley Wood, J. [4250] South Africa K000346072 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5167] K001120012 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-25893.000 No
van Beusekom, C.F. [1446] Sri Lanka K002908573 No
Wieringa, J.J. [5812] Cameroon K002908637 No
van Beusekom, C.F. [1446] Sri Lanka K002908572 No
Thwaites [2306] Sri Lanka K002908566 No
s.coll. [CP2308] Sri Lanka K002908567 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5167] K001120011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Shaffer-Fehre; et al. [600] Sri Lanka K002908574 No
Robertson, S.A.; Robertson, I.; Newson, R.; Newson, J. [4016] Kenya K002908691 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5167] K001120005 Unknown Type Material Yes
Snijman, D. [749] South Africa K002909014 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5167] K001120004 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • 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.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • 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