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: 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 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.