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This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. & NE. Australia.

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaya, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

New Caledonia

Limnophila aromatica (Lam.) Merr. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Oct 1, 2003 My Link Bui, Vietnam K000183680
Aug 28, 2003 Rees [281], Papua New Guinea K000183485
Jan 1, 1967 Loher, A. [4351], Philippines K000618678
Jan 1, 1967 Cuming, H. [1461], Philippines K000618677 syntype
Jan 1, 1967 Cuming, H. [1216], Philippines K000618679
Jan 1, 1967 Spanoghe, J.B. [s.n.], Jawa K000899672 syntype
Jan 1, 1967 Spanoghe, J.B. [s.n.], Jawa K000899673 syntype
Jan 1, 1967 Walker [114], Sri Lanka K000899667 syntype
Maingay, A. C. [3077], Indonesia Limnophila punctata K000662112
Millet [s.n.], Indonesia Limnophila punctata K000662111
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3906], India Limnophila gratissima K001117577
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3906] Limnophila gratissima K001117578

First published in Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 466 (1917)

Accepted by

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Z.Wu & P.H.Raven (eds.) (1998). Flora of China 18: 1-449. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Not accepted by

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. [Cited as Limnophila chinensis subsp. aromatica.]

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Z.Wu & P.H.Raven (eds.) (1998). Flora of China 18: 1-449. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 3: 1-499. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

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