Wolffia globosa

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Alismatales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Lemnoideae
Genus: Wolffia
Species: Wolffia globosa

Name edit

Wolffia globosa (Roxb.) Hartog & Plas, 1970

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Lemna globosa Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 565 (1832).
  • Homotypic
    • Grantia globosa (Roxb.) Griff., Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 692 (1845).
  • Heterotypic
    • Wolffia schleidenii Miq., Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 3: 428 (1855).
    • Telmatophace cylindracea Welw. ex Hegelm., Lemnac.: 123 (1868).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asie
      • Assam; Bangladesh; Cambodia; China South-Central; China Southeast; Hainan; Hawaii; India; Japan; Jawa; Korea; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Asian watermeal
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