Halophila ovalis

Halophila ovalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Halophila
Species: Halophila ovalis

Name

Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f., 1858

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Caulinia ovalis R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 339 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Kernera ovalis (R.Br.) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 170 (1829).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Red Sea to Madagascar and Pacific Andaman Is., Borneo, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen Introduced into: Florida, Leeward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1858–1859. The botany of the Antarctic voyage [...]. Part 3. Flora Tasmaniae. Vol. 2. 1-422 pp. + C-CC pl. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. : 2: 45

Additional references

• USDA plants profile for Halophila ovalis

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Halophila ovalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Halophila ovalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Halophila ovalis. Published online. Accessed: Oct 23 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Halophila ovalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Halophila ovalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 23. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: seagrass

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