Spirodela punctata

Spirodela punctata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Lemnoideae
Genus: Spirodela
Species: Spirodela punctata

Name

Spirodela punctata (G.Mey.) C.H.Thomps., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 1898: 28. 1898.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lemna punctata G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 262. 1818.
• Homotypic
  • Landoltia punctata (G.Mey.) Les & D.J.Crawford, Novon 9: 532. 2000 [1999 publ. 2000].
• Heterotypic
  • Spirodela intermedia W.Koch, Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 41: 114. 1932.
  • Spirodela biperforata W.Koch, Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 42: 188. 1933.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Spain. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh. Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Kentucky, Tennessee. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico. Regional: Northern South America Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Thompson, C.H. 1898. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 1898: 28

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Spirodela punctata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Spirodela punctata. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 11 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Spirodela punctata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Spirodela punctata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Dotted duckmeat, Dotted Duckweed

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