Hydrocotyle javanica

Hydrocotyle javanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Hydrocotyloideae
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species: Hydrocotyle javanica

Name

Hydrocotyle javanica Thunb., Hydrocotyle: 17 (1798).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hydrocotyle nepalensis Hook., Exot. Fl. 1: t. 30 (1822).
  • Hydrocotyle hispida D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 183 (1825).
  • Hydrocotyle hirsuta Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 884 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Hydrocotyle globata Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 883 (1826).
  • Hydrocotyle sundaica Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 883 (1826).
  • Hydrocotyle heyneana Wall., Numer. List: n.° 563 (1829), nom. inval.
  • Hydrocotyle zeylanica DC., Prodr. 4: 67 (1830).
  • Hydrocotyle strigosa Buch.-Ham. in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.° 7219 (1832).
  • Hydrocotyle polycephala Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 366 (1834).
    • Hydrocotyle javanica var. polycephala (Wight & Arn.) Masam., J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 4: 300 (1932).
  • Hydrocotyle podantha Molk. in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 89 (1851).
    • Hydrocotyle javanica var. podantha (Molk.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 668 (1879).
  • Hydrocotyle javanica Zoll., Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 1: 41 (1854), nom. illeg.
  • Hydrocotyle novoguineensis Warb., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 24 (1892).
  • Hydrocotyle versteegii Hemsl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 259 (1909).
  • Hydrocotyle javanica var. laxa Masam., J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 4: 301 (1932).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Thunberg, C.P. 1798. Diss. Hydroc. no. 17, t. 2. 1798

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Hydrocotyle javanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Hydrocotyle javanica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Hydrocotyle javanica. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hydrocotyle javanica. Accessed: 15 Jan 2025.

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