Ceratophyllaceae

Ceratophyllum L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 31 May 2021

Ceratophyllum demersum L., Sp. Pl. 2 (1753) 992; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 202; EPFP 2 (1923) 141; Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1949) 41; Wilmot-Dear, Kew Bull. 20 (1985) 257. Distribution: Africa, America, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caribbean, China, Eurasia, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Java, Korea, Lesser Sunda Isls, Madagascar, Middle East, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Isls, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Solomon Isls, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet. LUZON: Albay, Bulacan, Laguna, NCR, MINDANAO: Sultan Kudarat, MINDORO, PALAWAN. Notes: Note by P.B. Pelser (31-May-2021): Cosmopolitan, possibly due to recent dispersal (Les et al. 2003). Unclear whether it is truly native to the Philippines. Native.
- var. demersum. Native.
Ceratophyllum muricatum Cham., Linnaea 4 (1829) 504; ≡ Ceratophyllum submersum ssp. muricatum (Cham.) Wilmot-Dear, Kew Bull. 20 (1985) 266. Notes: Cosmopolitan. Native.
- ssp. muricatum. Native.

Les, DH, DJ Crawford, RT Kimball, ML Moody & E Landolt. 2003. Biogeography of discontinuously distributed hydrophytes: a molecular appraisal of intercontinental disjunctions. International Journal of Plant Sciences 164: 917-932
Steenis, CGGJ van. 1949. Ceratophyllaceae. Flora Malesiana, Series 1 4: 41-42
Szalontai, B, S Stranczinger, A Mesterházy, RW Scribailo, DH Les, AN Efremov, CC Jacono, LM Kipriyanova, K Kaushik & AP Laktionov. 2018. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Ceratophyllum L. taxa: a new perspective. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 188: 161-172
Wilmot-Dear, M. 1985. Ceratophyllum revised: A study in fruit and leaf variation. Kew Bulletin 40: 243-271.