Ottelia cordata

Ottelia cordata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Ottelia
Species: Ottelia cordata

Name

Ottelia cordata (Wall.) Dandy, 1934

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Boottia cordata Wall. in Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 51 (1830)

• Heterotypic
  • Boottia heterophylla Merr. & F.P.Metcalf in Lingnan Sci. J. 17: 568 (1938)
  • Ottelia heterophylla (Merr. & F.P.Metcalf) T.L.Wu in Fl. Hainan. 4: 532 (1977)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dandy, J.E. 1934. Notes on Hydrocharitaceae. 1. The delimitation and subdivision of Ottelia. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 72: 137. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ottelia cordata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ottelia cordata. Published online. Accessed: Mar 24 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ottelia cordata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Mar 2024.

Vernacular names

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