220.0000
Family
Lythraceae J.St.-Hil.; Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 175 (1805), nom. cons.
28 genera, ca. 650 spp. Phylogeny: Maurin et al. (2021), Inglis et al. (2023)
Species listed in database: 680; hybrids: 7
= Ammanniaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 86 (1834)
= Blattiaceae Engl.; Syllabus, ed. 1: 156 (1892)
= Duabangaceae Takht.; Florist. Reg. World: 332 (1986)
= Lagerstroemiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 338 (1858)
= Lawsoniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 338 (1858)
= Punicaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin 2(94): 378 (1825), nom. cons.
= Sonneratiaceae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] Nachtr.: 261 (1897), nom. cons.
= Trapaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl.: 36, 39 (1829), nom. cons.
220.1002
Genus
Rotala L.; Mant. Pl.: 143 (1771)
Distribution: trop., subtropical and warm-temp. regions (incl. 2 S-Caucasus, Middle Asia)
Species listed in database: 72
= Hydrolythrum Hook.f.; Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. 1: 777 (1867)
= Micranthus Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 282 (1821)
= Mirkooa Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 1: t. 217 (1839)
= Nimmoia Wight; Madras J. Lit. Sci. 7: 311 (1837)
= Ortegioides Sol. ex DC.; Prodr. 3: 76 (1828)
= Quartinia Endl.; Gen. Pl., Suppl. 2: 94 (1842), nom. illeg.
= Rhyacophila Hochst.; Flora 24: 659 (1841)
= Sellowia Roth; Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 5: xxxi (1819)
= Suffrenia Bellardi; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 7: 445 (1803)
= Tritheca Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 614 (1856)
= Winterlia Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 1: 519 (1824), nom. illeg.
species :
Rotala anamika
Lemiya; Rheedea 25(2): 160 (2015)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala andamanensis
S.P.Mathew & Lakshmin.; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 32(1-4): 189 (1990 publ. 1992)
Distribution: Andaman Isl.
41 AND
species :
Rotala baileyana
Rogi, Joby, Rameshan, Nisha & I.Antony; Int. J. Advanced. Res. 7: 669-673 (2019)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala belgaumensis
S.R.Yadav, Malpure & Chandore; Nordic J. Bot. 28(4): 499 (2010)
Distribution: India (Karnataka)
40 IND
species :
Rotala biglandulosa
Arun Pr. & Sardesai; Folia Geobot. 57(2): 5 (2022)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Rotala capensis
(Harv.) A.Fern. & Diniz; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 105 (1957)
Distribution: Cameroon; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
23 CMN ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala robynsiana A.Fern. & Diniz; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 110 (1957)
= Suffrenia capensis Harv.; Thes. Cap. 2: 56 (1863)
species :
Rotala cheruchakkiensis
Anto, Devikrishna, Pulickal, C.D.Varghese & I.Antony; Int. J. Advanced Res. 2(11): 532 (2014)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala cookii
K.T.Joseph & Sivar.; Pl. Syst. Evol., 159(1-2): 143 (1988)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala cordata
Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 172 (1881)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Hainan); Nepal; India (Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; Sumatra; Sulawesi; New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
36 CHI 40 BAN IND NEP 41 LAO MYA THA VIE 42 NWG SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala diversifolia Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41(2): 77 (1907)
species :
Rotala cordifolia
Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 478 (1887)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Rotala densiflora
(Roem. & Schult.) Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 164 (1881)
Distribution: Italy [I]; South Sudan [I]; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan; Iran; China (Guangdong); Pakistan (Kurram, Hazara, Pakistani Punjab); Nepal; NW-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar; peninsular Malaysia; Borneo (Sabah); Java; Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
13 ita 24 ssu 32 TZK UZB 34 IRN 36 CHI 40 BAN IND NEP PAK SRL 41 MYA 42 BOR JAW MLY 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia densiflora Roth; Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 3: 304 (1818)
= Ammannia hexandra Wall.; Numer. List no. 2103 (1829)
= Ammannia heyneana Wall.; Numer. List no. 2104 (1829)
= Ammannia pentandra var. decussata (DC.) Benth.; Fl. Austral. 3: 296 (1867)
= Ammannia subspicata Hohen. ex C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 568 (1879), nom. inval.
= Ditheca densiflora (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) Miq.; Fl. Ind. Bat. 1: 615 (1855)
= Eutelia ammannioides R.Br. ex DC.; Prodr. 3: 76 (1828)
= Rotala densiflora subsp. aristata (Koehne) Koehne; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.216, Heft 17 (Lythrac.): 36 (1903)
= Rotala densiflora subsp. melitoglossa [Bot.Jahrb.Syst.1: 165 (1880)]
= Rotala densiflora subsp. uliginosa (Roth) Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1(2): 165 (1880)
= Rotala densiflora var. exappendiculata (Koehne) Koehne; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.216, Heft 17 (Lythrac.): 36 (1903)
= Rotala roxburghiana Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 1: t. 260 (1839)
= Sellowia uliginosa Roth; Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 5: 407, xxxi (1819)
= Tritheca pentandra (Wight) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 614 et 1089 (1855)
= Winterlia uliginosa (Roth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 1: 788 (1824)
species :
Rotala dhaneshiana
Sunil, Ratheesh & Sivad.; Phytotaxa 188(4): 227 (2014)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala diandra
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.; Trans. Phil. Soc. New South Wales 14: 89 (1881), ex Koehne
Distribution: Australia (NE-Western Australia, Northern Territory, NW-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Ameletia diandra F.Muell.; Fragm. 3: 108 (1862)
= Ammannia diandra (F.Muell.) Benth.; Fl. Austral. 3: 296 (1867)
species :
Rotala dinteri
Koehne; Mém. Herb. Boissier 20: 24 (1900)
Distribution: Zambia; Namibia; Botswana
26 ZAM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala milne-redheadii A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 33: 21 (1959)
species :
Rotala elatinoides
(DC.) Hiern; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 466 (1871)
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Mali; Burkina Faso; Niger; Cameroon; Central African Republic; S-Chad; Namibia
22 BKN MLI MTN NGR SEN 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia elatinoides DC.; Mem. Soc. Phys. Genev. 3: II. (1825) 92, t. 3, f. B.
= Ameletia elatinoides (DC.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 2: 136 (1856)
= Lythrum uniflorum Perr. ex DC.; Prodr. 3: 78 (1828)
species :
Rotala filiformis
(Bellardi) Hiern; Oliv., Fl. tropical Afr. 2: 468 (1871)
Distribution: Italy [I]; Mali; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
13 ita 22 MLI NGA 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia filiformis (Bellardi) Baill.; Hist. Pl. (Baill.) 6: 438 (1877)
= Rotala congolensis A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 29: 89 (1955)
= Rotala debilissima Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 61 (1911)
= Rotala filiformis f. hiernii Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 168 (1880)
= Rotala heteropetala Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22(1): 149 (1895)
= Rotala heteropetala var. engleri Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 663 (1907)
= Rotala heterophylla Welw. ex A.Fern. & Diniz; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 106 (1957)
= Rotala stuhlmannii Koehne; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost. Afr. C 285 (1895)
= Suffrenia filiformis Bellardi; Mém. Acad. Sci. Turin, Sci. Phys. 1: 445 (1804)
species :
Rotala fimbriata
Wight; Ic., t. 217 (1840)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh
40 BAN IND srl
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia fimbriata Wight ex C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 569 (1879)
= Ammannia pentandra var. fimbriata Wight ex C.B.Clarke; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 569 (1879)
species :
Rotala floribunda
(Wight) Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 156 (1881)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Ameletia floribunda (Wight) Wight; Ill. Ind. Bot. 2: 206 (1850)
= Ammannia floribunda (Wight) C.B.Clarke; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 567 (1879), nom. illeg.
= Nimmoia floribunda Wight; Madr. J. Sci. 7: 312 (1837)
species :
Rotala fluitans
Pohnert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München, Heft 9-10, 448 (1954)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala tetragonocalyx A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 29: 88 (1955)
species :
Rotala fontinalis
Hiern; Oliv., Trop. Afr. 2: 468 (1871)
Distribution: Mali; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
22 MLI 23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala cordipetala R.E.Fr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 541 (1913)
species :
Rotala fysonii
Blatt. & Hallb.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25: 709 (1918)
Distribution: India
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Rotala gerardii
Boutique; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 503. (1964)
Distribution: Cameroon; Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CAF CMN ZAI
species :
Rotala gossweileri
Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: Beibl. 97, 48 (1908)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Chad; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe
22 GNB MLI NGA SEN 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 CHA ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala minuta A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 31: 151 (1957)
= Rotala urundiensis A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 29: 89 (1955)
species :
Rotala halophila
H.Perrier; Not. Syst. 14: 307 (1953)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Rotala hexandra
Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 167 (1881)
Distribution: Myanmar; Vietnam; Philippines (Luzon); W-Java
41 MYA VIE 42 JAW PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala kainantensis Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 33: 251 (1943)
species :
Rotala hippuris
Makino; Bot. Mag. Tokyo 12: 81 (1898)
Distribution: Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu)
38 JAP
species :
Rotala illecebroides
(Arn. ex C.B.Clarke) Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 161 (1881)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu); Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Myanmar
40 IND 41 AND MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia pentrandra var. illecebroides Arn. ex C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 569 (1879)
species :
Rotala indica
(Willd.) Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 172 (1880)
Name: Indian toothcup
Distribution: Portugal [I]; Italy [I]; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan; Azerbaijan [I]; Iran; Afghanistan; China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); North Korea; South Korea; Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; Pakistan (Hazara, Pakistani Punjab); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl., Kedah, Terengganu, Perak, Melaka); Sumatra; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok); USA [I] (California [I], Louisiana [I])
12 por 13 ita 32 TZK UZB 33 aze 34 AFG IRN 36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NKO NNS TAI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP PAK SRL 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MLY PHI SUL SUM 76 usa 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Ameletia acutidens Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 617 (1856)
= Ameletia elongata Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 2: 135 (1856) (1853)
= Ameletia indica (Willd.) DC.; Mém. S. Hist. Nat. Genève 3(2): 2 & 82, t. 3, f. A (1825)
= Ameletia polystachya Wall.; Cat. 58, n. 2094 (1829), nom. nud.
= Ameletia uliginosa Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 2: 261 (1866)
= Ammannia acutidens Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 617 (1856)
= Ammannia elongata Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 2: 135 (1856) (1853)
= Ammannia indica (Willd.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 603 (1916 publ. 1917), nom. illeg.
= Ammannia nana Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 11 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind., ed. Carey & Wall. 1: 448 (1820), Fl. Ind., ed. Carey 1: 427 (1832)
= Ammannia peploides Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 1: 444 (1824)
= Ammannia polystachya Wall. ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 304 (1834)
= Ammannia ramosior Blanco; Fl. Filip. ed. 2.: 64 (1845), nom. illeg.
= Ammannia repens Rottler ex Mart.; Acad. Münch. Phil. 6: 150 (1820)
= Peplis indica Willd.; Sp. Pl. 2(1): 244 (1799)
= Rotala densiflora var. formosana Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 149 (1906)
= Rotala elatinomorpha Makino; Bot. Mag., Tokyo 24: 100 (1910)
= Rotala indica var. koreana Nakai; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 26: 236 (1909)
= Rotala indica var. uliginosa (Miq.) Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 173 (1880)
= Rotala koreana (Nakai) T.Mori; Enum. Pl. Corea 261 (1922)
= Rotala uliginosa (Miq.) Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. 31: 80 (1952)
variant :
var. minima
W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Blumea 64(2): 180 (2019)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Rotala juniperina
A.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 48: 126 (1974 publ. 1975)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala decumbens A.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 48: 127 (1974 publ. 1975)
species :
Rotala kanayensis
Rijuraj, Rajendraprasad, Shaju & Pandurangan; Int. J. Advanced Res. 5: 909 (2017)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala kasaragodensis
K.S.Prasad & Raveendran; Edinburgh J. Bot. 70(3): 451 (2013)
Distribution: India (Ketala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala khaleeliana
Sunil, Ratheesh & Nandakumar; Int. J. Advanced Res. 1(2): 14 (2013)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala konkanensis
Arun Pr., Chandore & Sardesai; Brittonia 76(1): 42 (2024)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Rotala letouzeyana
Bamps; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Paris, ser. 4, 11, sect. B, Adansonia 4. 389 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Remarks: only known from type collected in 1986
species :
Rotala lucalensis
A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 31: 153 (1957)
Distribution: Uganda; Kenya; Angola; Zimbabwe
25 KEN UGA 26 ANG ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala wildii A.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 48: 128 (1974 publ. 1975)
species :
Rotala macrandra
Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 176 (1881)
Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala rotundifolia var. macrandra (Koehne) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 2: 290 (1998)
species :
Rotala malabarica
Pradeep, K.T.Joseph & Sivar.; Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin., n. s. 31(1): 59 (1990)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala malampuzhensis
R.V.Nair; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 72(1): 57 (1975), without type, et J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 73(1): 248 (1976), without date of latin descr., et ex C. D. K. Cook, Boissiera 29: 98 (1979), with type
Distribution: India (Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Rotala meenkulamensis
K.S.Prasad & Raveendran; Taiwania 58(2): 105 (2013)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala mexicana
Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 5: 567 (1830)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; ?Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Gauteng); China (Henan, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Zhejiang); North Korea; South Korea; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Taiwan; Nepal; India (Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Philippines; Java; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Queretaro, Veracruz); El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Colombia (Meta); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Bolívar, Cojedes, Falcon, Guarico, Miranda, Sucre); Surinam; French Guiana; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); Paraguay (Concepcion, Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Corrientes, Formosa, Misiones)
22 BEN BKN GNB MLI NGA SEN 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA SSU 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF 36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NKO TAI 40 BAN IND NEP 41 MYA THA VIE 42 JAW MLY NWG PHI 50 AUS 79 MEX 80 COS ELS HON NIC PAN 81 CUB HIS 82 CLM FRG SUR VEN 83 BOL 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia littorea Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 261 (1864)
= Ammannia mexicana (Cham. & Schltdl.) Baill.; Grandidier, Hist. Phys. Madagascar: t. 363 (1895)
= Ammannia pygmaea Kurz; J. B. 5: 376 (1867)
= Ammannia rotala F.Muell.; Fragm. 3: 108 (1862) ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 3: 295 (1867)
= Hoshiarpuria minutiflora Hajra, P.Daniel & Philcox; Kew Bull. 40: 607 (1985)
= Hypobrichia spruceana Benth. ex Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Benth. & Hook.f.] 1(3): 777 (1867), in obs.
= Hypobrichia spruceana var. tenuifolia Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Griseb.] 106 (1866)
= Rotala apetala F.Muell.; Fragm. 3: 108 (1862)
= Rotala decussata DC.; Prodr. 3: 76 (1828), nom. rej.
= Rotala diglossandra Koehne; Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 17 (1897)
= Rotala leptopetala var. littorea (Miq.) Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 162 (1880)
= Rotala littorea (Miq.) Nakai; Chosen Shokubutsu 359 (1914)
= Rotala longibracteolata Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 89: 441 (1928)
= Rotala mexicana f. major Koehne; Mart., Fl. Bras. 13, pt. 2: 195, tab. 39, fig. IIa (1877)
= Rotala mexicana f. media Koehne; Mart., Fl. Bras. 13, pt. 2: 195 (1877)
= Rotala mexicana subsp. hierniana Koehne; Botanische Jahrb?cher 1 (1880)
= Rotala mexicana subsp. pusilla (Tul.) Koehne; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.216, Heft 17 (Lythrac.): (1903)
= Rotala mexicana var. apetala (F.Muell.) Lourteig; Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 5: 145 (1954)
= Rotala mexicana var. chamissoana Koehne; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.216, Heft 17 (Lythrac.): 30 (1903)
= Rotala mexicana var. spruceana (Benth.) Koehne; Mart., Fl. Bras. 13, pt. 2: 195 (1877)
= Rotala petaloidea Wight ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 474 (1841), nom. inval.
= Rotala pusilla Tul.; Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 4, 6: 128 (1856)
= Rotala pygmaea (Kurz) Rajagopal & Ramayya; Kew Bull. 23: 465 (1969)
= Rotala verticillaris var. spruceana (Benth.) Hiern; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 467 (1871)
species :
Rotala myriophylloides
Welw. ex Hiern; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 469 (1871)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana
23 ZAI 26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala hutchinsoniana A.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 48: 130 (1974 publ. 1975)
= Rotala longicaulis A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 29: 87 (1955)
= Rotala longistyla Gibbs; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 445 (1906)
= Rotala nashii A.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 48: 1291 (1974 publ. 1975)
= Rotala pearsoniana A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 31: 155 (1957)
species :
Rotala occultiflora
Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 152 (1881)
Distribution: India (Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
40 IND 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala occultiflora var. leichhardtii Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 4: 387 (1883)
species :
Rotala peregrina
H.Perrier; Not. Syst. 14: 308 (1953)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Rotala protracta
W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Blumea 64(2): 180 (2019)
Distribution: Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO VIE
species :
Rotala pseudojuniperina
Lekhak & S.R.Yadav; Nordic J. Bot. 35(4): 432 (2017)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Rotala pterocalyx
A.Raynal; Adansonia n. s. 7: 337 (1967)
Distribution: Senegal; Mali; Niger; Central African Republic; SW-Chad
22 MLI NGR SEN 23 CAF 24 CHA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala rotunda A.Chev.; Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 130 (1913), nomen.
species :
Rotala ramosior
(L.) Koehne; Mart., Fl. Bras. 13(2): 194 (1877)
Name: Lowland rotala, Yerba de cancer
Distribution: Italy [I]; Greece [I]; Taiwan [I]; Philippines [I] (Luzon [I]); Canada (British Columbia, Ontario); USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington State, Wisconsin, West Virginia); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Barbados; Colombia (Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena); Isla Margarita; Venezuela (Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Nueva Esparta); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Corrientes, Formosa)
13 grc ita 38 tai 42 phi 71 CDN 72 CDN 73 USA 74 USA 75 USA 76 USA 77 USA 78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 BBD CUB GDL HIS JAM MAR PUE VEN 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 85 ARG PAR
Remarks: to be expected in the Guianas
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia catholica Hook. & Arn. ex Seem.; Bot. Voy. Herald: 284 (1856), nom. inval.
= Ammannia dentifera A.Gray; Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 55 (1853)
= Ammannia humilis Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hook.) 1: 99 (1803)
= Ammannia linearifolia Raf.; Autik. Bot.: 39 (1840)
= Ammannia monoflora Blanco; Fl. Filip. [F. M. Blanco] 64 (1837)
= Ammannia multicaulis Raf.; Autik. Bot.: 39 (1840)
= Ammannia occidentalis (Spreng.) DC.; Prodr. 3: 78 (1828)
= Ammannia occidentalis var. pygmaea Chapm.; Fl. South. U.S.: 134 (1860)
= Ammannia ramosa Hill; Veg. Syst. 11: 14 (1767)
= Ammannia ramosior L.; Sp. Pl 120 (1753)
= Boykiana humilis (Michx.) Raf.; Autik. Bot. 1: 9 (1840)
= Peplis occidentalis Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 135 (1825)
= Rotala dentifera (A.Gray) Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: Beibl. 57: 17 (1897)
= Rotala ramosior var. dentifera (A.Gray) Lundell; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 395 (1942)
= Rotala ramosior var. interior Fernald & Griscom; Rhodora 37: 169
species :
Rotala repens
(Hochst.) Koehne; Sitzb. Bot. Ver. Prov. Brandenb. 48 (1877)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya
23 ZAI 24 ERI ETH SSU 25 KEN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Quartinia repens (Hochst.) Endl. ex Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. 5: 673 (1846)
= Quartinia turfosa A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 277 (1848), nom. superfl.
= Rhyacophila repens Hochst.; Flora 24: 659 (1841)
species :
Rotala ritchiei
(C.B.Clarke) Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 4: 386 (1883)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia ritchiei C.B.Clarke; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 566 (1879)
species :
Rotala rosea
(Poir.) C.D.K.Cook; Boissiera 29: 86 (1979) ex H. Hara, Enum. Fl. Pl. Nepal 2: 173 (1979)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangsu, Yunnan); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; Nepal; India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (once from Melaka); Sumatra; Sulawesi; Philippines (Mindanao, Luzon); Java; New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI 40 BAN IND NEP SRL 41 MYA THA VIE 42 JAW MLY NWG PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia baccifera Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp.: 100 (1821), nom. illeg.
= Ammannia leptopetala Blume; Mus. Bot. 2: 134 (1856)
= Ammannia pentandra Roxb.; Fl. Ind., ed. 1820 1: 448 (1820)
= Ammannia rosea Poir.; Encycl. Suppl. 1: 329 (1810)
= Ammannia roxburghiana Wight; (1840)
= Rotala leptopetala (Blume) Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1(2): 162 (1880)
= Rotala leptopetala var. pentamera Koehne; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.216, Heft 17 (Lythrac.): 35 (1903)
= Rotala pentandra (Roxb.) Blatt. & Halb.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25: 707 (1918)
= Tritheca pentandra (Roxb.) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 614 (1856)
species :
Rotala rotundifolia
(Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne; B. Jahrb. 1: 175 (1880)
Name: Dwarf rotala
Distribution: Hungary [I]; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Japan (Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Australia (Queensland); USA [I] (Alabama [I], Florida [I])
11 hun 36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP SRL 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 50 AUS 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Ameletia rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient.: t. 258 (1839)
= Ameletia subspicata Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 81 (1852)
= Ammannia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 220 (1825)
= Ammannia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 11 (1814), nom. nud., Fl. Ind. 1: 446 (1820)
= Ammannia subspicata (Benth.) Benth.; London J. Bot. 1: 484 (1843)
= Mirkooa rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Wight; Ic. 1: t. 217, in textu (1840)
= Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Blatt. & Hallb.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25: 718 (1918), isonym
species :
Rotala rubra
(Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Hara; J. Jap. B. 52: 197 (1977)
Distribution: Nepal; India (West Bengal)
40 IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia alata Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 76 (1840)
= Ammannia pentandra C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 568 (1879) non Roxb.
= Ammannia rubra Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nep. 220 (1825)
= Rotala alata (Steud.) Koehne; B. Jahrb. 1: 171 (1880)
species :
Rotala sahyadrica
S.P.Gaikwad, Sardesai & S.R.Yadav; Nordic J. Bot. 32(5): 575 (2013)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Rotala saxatilis
W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Blumea 64(2): 180 (2019)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Rotala serpiculoides
Welw. ex Hiern; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 469 (1871)
Distribution: Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Sudan; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 CAF ZAI 24 SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
species :
Rotala serpyllifolia
(Roth) Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 3: 149 (1954)
Distribution: India (Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand); Bangladesh
40 BAN IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Ameletia tenuis Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 1(13-14): t. 257 B (1839)
= Ammannia tenuis (Wight) C.B.Clarke; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 567 (1879)
= Micranthus serpyllifolius Roth; Nov. PI. Sp. 282 (1821)
= Rotala tenuis (Wight) Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 177 (1881)
species :
Rotala simpliciuscula
(S.Kurz) Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 159 (1882)
Distribution: India (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura); Bangladesh; Myanmar
40 BAN IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia simpliciuscula S.Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 40: II. 54 (1871)
species :
Rotala smithii
A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 31: 154 (1957)
Distribution: W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; NW-Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
species :
Rotala sphagnoides
H.Perrier; Not. Syst. 14: 308 (1953)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Rotala stagnina
Hiern; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 467 (1871)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Ethiopia
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia elatinoides Schimp. ex Hiern; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 468 (1871)
species :
Rotala stipulata
Blatt. & Hallb.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25: 710 (1918)
Distribution: Bangladesh; Myanmar
40 BAN 41 MYA
species :
Rotala subrotunda
(Wall. ex Kurz) Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 174 (1881)
Distribution: India (Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mandalay)
40 BAN IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala subrotunda var. latifolia (Wall.) Koehne
= Ammannia subrotunda Wall. ex Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 40: II. 55 (1871)
species :
Rotala taiwaniana
Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu; Quart. J. Chin. Forest. 12: 86 (1979)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
species :
Rotala tenella
(Guill. & Perr.) Hiern; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 467 (1871)
Distribution: Senegal; Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN TOG 23 CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 24 SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ameletia tenella (Guill. & Perr.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 2: 136 (1856)
= Ammannia tenella Guill. & Perr.; Tent. Fl. Seneg. 1: 297 (1832)
= Rotala brevistyla Baker f. [J.Linn.Soc., Bot.37: 153 (1905)]
= Rotala oblonga Peter; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Gött., Math.-Phys. Kl. n.f. xiii. II. 22, in obs., 87 (1928)
= Rotala pedicellata A.Fern. & Diniz; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 31: 152 (1957)
= Rotala submersa Pohnert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München, Heft 9-10, 449 (1954)
= Rotala submersa var. angustipetala A.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 48: 128 (1974 publ. 1975)
= Rotala tenella f. fluviatilis A.Fern. & Diniz; Garcia de Orta 3: 107 (1955)
species :
Rotala thymoides
Exell; J. Bot. 67: Suppl. 1, 187 (1929)
Distribution: S-Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala nummularia Welw. ex Hiern; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 468, emend. Exell (1871)
= Rotala thymoides var. angustifolia A.Fern. & Diniz; (1955)
species :
Rotala tripartita
Beesley; Fl. Australia 18: 323, 95 (1990)
Distribution: Australia (E-Northern Territory, E-Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Rotala tulunadensis
K.S.Prasad, P.Biju, Raveendran & K.G.Bhat; Nordic J. Bot. 30(1): 58 (-60; fig.) (2012)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala vasudevanii
K.T.Joseph & Sivar.; Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., Pl. Sci. 99(3): 195 (1989)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Rotala verdcourtii
A.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 49: 10 (1975)
Distribution: W-Tanzania
25 TAN
Remarks: only known from type collected in 1960
species :
Rotala verticillaris
L.; Mant. 2: 175 (1771)
Distribution: S-India (Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia verticillaris (L.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. 6: 439 (1877)
= Rotala verticillata Christm.; Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 5: 195 (1779), orth. var.
species :
Rotala wallichii
(Hook.f.) Koehne; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 1: 154 (1881)
Distribution: S-China (Guangdong); Taiwan; NE-India (West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl., Johor)
36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN IND 41 LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Ammannia myriophylloides Dunn; J. Bot. 47: 199 (1909)
= Ammannia wallichii (Hook.f.) Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 46: II. 84 (1877)
= Hydrolythrum wallichii Hook.f.; Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. 1: 777 (1867), et Hook. Ic. Pl, t. 1007
species :
Rotala welwitschii
Exell; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 30: 70 (1956)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Gabon; Central African Republic; Chad; South Sudan; NW-Angola
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 CAF GAB 24 CHA SSU 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Rotala decussata Hiern; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 467 (1871), nom. illeg.