Potamogeton gayi

Potamogeton gayi

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Potamogeton
Species: Potamogeton gayi

Name

Potamogeton gayi A.Benn. in Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 7: 293 (1892)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Potamogeton burkartii Horn in Fl. Prov. Buenos Aires 1: 287 (1969)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• A.Benn. 1892. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 7: 293

Additional references

• Forzza, R.C. & al. (2010). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010.
• Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Potamogeton gayi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 October 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Potamogeton gayi. Published online. Accessed: October 01 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Potamogeton gayi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

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