Bergia capensis

Bergia capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Elatinaceae
Genus: Bergia
Species: Bergia capensis

Name

Bergia capensis L., 1771.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bergia aquatica Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 2: 22 (1799).
  • Bergia verticillata Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 2: 770 (1799).
  • Elatine luxurians Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat.: 216 (1813).
  • Bergia repens Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 62 (1825).
  • Elatine verticillata (Willd.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient.: 41 (1834).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Egypt (Desert Oases, Nile Delta), Iraq, South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga), Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Benin, Guinea, Gambia, ?Senegal, Ghana, Chad, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Namibia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 241.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bergia capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bergia capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bergia capensis. Published online. Accessed: Apr 13 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Bergia capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bergia capensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

русский: Бергия капская
Tiếng Việt: Biệt gia Cape
中文: 大叶田繁缕

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