Checklist: Hydrocharitaceae

HYDROCHARITACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Limnobium laevigatum
Literature:   
Gibbs Russell, G.E. (1977) Keys to Vascular Aquatic Plants in Rhodesia Kirkia 10(2) 411-502 
Obermeyer, A.A. (1966) Hydrocharitaceae Flora of Southern Africa 1  
Simpson, D.S. (1989) Hydrocharitaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa  
Symoens, J.J. (2009) Hydrocharitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
ELODEA Michx. 
Elodea canadensis Michx.
  
HYDRILLA Rich. 
Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle N
  
BLYXA Thouars 
Blyxa hexandra Cook & Lüönd N
Blyxa radicans Ridl B,N,W
  
LIMNOBIUM Rich. 
*Limnobium laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Heine
Hydromystria laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Díaz.-Mir. & Philcox
Salvinia laevigata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  
88.000 LAGAROSIPHON Harv. 
Lagarosiphon cordofanus Casp. N,C,E,S
Lagarosiphon crispus Rendle
Lagarosiphon ilicifolius Oberm. B,N,S
Hydrilla verticillata sensu Gibbs
Lagarosiphon muscoides Harv. var. major sensu Schinz
Lagarosiphon muscoides Harv.
  
89.000 VALLISNERIA L. 
Vallisneria spiralis L. N,C,S
Vallisneria aethiopica Fenzl
  
95.000 OTTELIA Pers. 
Ottelia cylindrica (T.C.E. Fr.) Dandy N
Ottelia exserta (Ridl.) Dandy C,E
Boottia exserta Ridl.
Boottia macrantha C.H. Wright
Boottia mossambicensis Peter
Ottelia fischeri (Gürke) Dandy C
Boottia fischeri Gürke
Ottelia kunenensis (Gürke) Dandy B,C,S
Ottelia lisowskii Symoens W
Ottelia luapulana Symoens N
Ottelia muricata (C.H. Wright) Dandy B,N,S
Boottia aschersoniana Gürke
Boottia muricata C.H. Wright
Ottelia ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp. B,N,W,E,S
Damasonium ulvifolium Planch.
Ottelia lancifolia A. Rich.
Ottelia latifolia De Wild.
Ottelia plantaginea Ridl.
Ottelia verdickii Gürke N,C

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Checklist: Hydrocharitaceae].
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=103, retrieved 3 April 2025

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