Checklist: Hydrocharitaceae

HYDROCHARITACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Gibbs Russell, G.E. (1977) Keys to Vascular Aquatic Plants in Rhodesia Kirkia 10(2) 411-502 
Obermeyer, A.A. (1966) Hydrocharitaceae Flora of Southern Africa 1  
Simpson, D.S. (1989) Hydrocharitaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa  
Symoens, J.J. (2009) Hydrocharitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
HYDRILLA Rich. 
Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle
  
88.000 LAGAROSIPHON Harv. 
Lagarosiphon cordofanus Casp.
Lagarosiphon crispus Rendle
  
89.000 VALLISNERIA L. 
Vallisneria spiralis L.
Vallisneria aethiopica Fenzl
  
95.000 OTTELIA Pers. 
Ottelia ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp.
subsp. ulvifolia
Damasonium ulvifolium Planch.
Ottelia latifolia De Wild.
Ottelia plantaginea Ridl.
Ottelia ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp.

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https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=103, retrieved 14 December 2025

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