Myriophyllum quitense

Myriophyllum quitense

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Haloragaceae
Genus: Myriophyllum
Species: Myriophyllum quitense

Name

Myriophyllum quitense Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 71 (ed. fol.); 89 (ed. qto.). (1823)

Synonyms

• Myriophyllum chuquitense Meyen
• Myriophyllum elatinoides Gaudich., Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I. 5: 105 (1825)
• Myriophyllum elatinoides var. ternatum (Gaudich.) Reiche, Anales Univ. Chile 98: 489 (1897)
• Myriophyllum pallidum Rusby, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 110 (1912)
• Myriophyllum ternatum Gaudich., Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I. 5: 106 (1825)
• Myriophyllum ternatum var. tetraphyllum Hook. & Arn., Bot. Misc. 3: 314 (1833)
• Myriophyllum titikakense Remy, Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. III. 6: 352 (1846)
• Myriophyllum viridescens Gill. ex Hook. & Arn., Bot. Misc. 3: 314 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Falkland Is., Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Regional: Canada Prince Edward I., British Columbia Regional: Mexico Mexico Central Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, Victoria Regional: New Zealand Chatham Is., New Zealand South, New Zealand North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, K.S. 1823. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 6: 71.

Additional references

• Bartlett, J.K. 1984. Notes on the distribution and associations of some uncommon plants of northern New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Botany 22(2): 307-313. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1984.10425259 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Myriophyllum quitense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Myriophyllum quitense. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 18 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Myriophyllum quitense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Myriophyllum quitense. 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 05. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Andean watermilfoil

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