Alismataceae
Butomopsis

Butomopsis latifolia (D.Don) Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 3: 165 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to N. Botswana, Tropical Asia to N. Australia. It is an annual or helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Queensland, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Symoens, J.J. & Villiers, J.-F. (1984). Alismatidées, Flagellariacées. Flore du Cameroun 26: 1-84. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Cook, Aq. Wetl. Pl. Sthn. Africa: 172–173 (2004).
  • Kunth, Enum. Pl. : 165 (May 1841).
  • Symoens in Symoens, Hooper & Compère, Stud. Aquat. Vasc. Pl.: 304 (1982).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • 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.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Symoens, J.J. & Villiers, J.-F. (1984). Alismatidées, Flagellariacées. Flore du Cameroun 26: 1-84. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1955-1958). Flora Malesiana 5: 1-595. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Bingham, M.G.; Vestergaard, M.A. [13094] Zambia K000524376 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Hooker, J.D. [4999] India K000950200 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barber, C.A. [1313] India K003192701 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6107] Tanzania K000468318 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6118] Tanzania K000468307 Yes
[J. D. H] [s.n.] India K003192696 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8738] India K003192699 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [20689] K003192700 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1260C] India K003192698 Yes
s.coll. [1260A] K003192697 Yes
Lockwood, G. [s.n.] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192702 Yes
Dr. Prain's collector [75] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192703 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1929] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192715 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192716 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2478] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192713 Yes
s.coll. [5401] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192707 Yes
s.coll. [5401] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192708 Yes
Hood, J.D.; Thomson, T. [[9005]] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192712 Yes
Haines, H.H. [S 717] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192704 Yes
{Booth} [s.n.] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192709 Yes
Wood, J.J. [115] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192710 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2478] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192714 Yes
Haines, H.H. [717] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192705 Yes
Cowan, J.M. [s.n.] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192711 Yes
{Edgeworth} [145] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192717 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [7988] India Butomopsis lanceolata K003192706 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4999] Butomus lanceolatus K001104455 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4999] Butomus lanceolatus K001104454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4999] Nepal Butomus lanceolatus K001104453 Unknown Type Material Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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