Enhalus acoroides (Linnaeus f.) Royle 1839
Current name:
Enhalus acoroides (Linnaeus f.) Royle
Two female flowers. Palau Islands, West Pacific, 1 m deepPalau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Enhalus acoroides (Linnaeus f.) Royle 1839: 377
Published in: Royle, J.F. (1840). Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the flora of Cashmere. Vol. 1 pp. lxxx, 472, 1 plate. London: William H. Allen and Co., Leadenhall Street.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 April 1840
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Enhalus is Enhalus koenigii Richard.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Stratiotes acoroides Linnaeus f.
Type Information
Type locality: “Habitat inter Insulas Zeylonicas, König" [Johann Gerhard Koenig].; (Linnaeus f. 1782: 268) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Boisset & Ferrer-Gallego 2016: 603): [illustration in] Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 6: 179, t. 75, fig. 2. 1750. — For an image of the lectotype, see Fig. 1.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 April 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
