Lythraceae
Rotala

Rotala myriophylloides Welw. ex Hiern

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 469 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to N. Botswana, Madagascar. It is an annual or helophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2009 Bingham, M.G.; Vestergaard, M.A. [13092] Zambia K000566217 No
Sep 1, 2009 Bingham, M.G.; Vestergaard, M.A. [13098] Zambia K000566218 No
Jan 1, 1986 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [s.n.] Angola K000310086 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Baron, R. [1902] Madagascar K000310259 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Hutchinson, J; Gillett, J.B. [3872] Zambia K000310093 Type No
Jan 1, 1976 Pearson, H.H.W. [2657] Angola K000310096 Type Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9580] Zambia K001573876 Yes
Baron, R. [4313] Madagascar K000310253 Type Yes
Baron, R. [5248] Madagascar K000310120 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baron, R. [476] Madagascar K000310257 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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/