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Taxon:
Sphenoclea zeylanica
Gaertn.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Sphenoclea
Family:
Sphenocleaceae
Nomen number:
403804
Place of publication:
Fruct. sem. pl. 1:113, t. 24, fig. 5. 1788
Verified:
12/17/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
1
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Note:
introduced
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Randall, R. P.
2002. A global compendium of weeds
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Soerjani, M. et al., eds.
1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia.
Soerjani, M. et al., eds.
1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. 552.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen.
Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/
Common names
English
chickenspike –
Reference(s)
gooseweed –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Mali
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
of rice fields
Soerjani, M. et al., eds.
1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia.
Name
References