Blyxa Explained

Blyxa is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.^{[1] [2]}

It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Species^[3]

1. Blyxa aubertii A. Rich. - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, N Australia, Caroline Islands, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique
2. Blyxa echinosperma (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f. - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, N Australia
3. Blyxa hexandra C.D.K.Cook & Luond - central Africa
4. Blyxa japonica (Miq.) Maxim. ex Asch. & Gürke - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea
5. Blyxa javanica Hassk. - Java
6. Blyxa leiosperma Koidz. - Japan, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang
7. Blyxa novoguineensis Hartog - Papua New Guinea
8. Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) Planch. ex Thwaites - China, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, New Guinea
9. Blyxa quadricostata Hartog - Myanmar, Thailand
10. Blyxa radicans Ridl. - central Africa
11. Blyxa senegalensis Dandy - West Africa
12. Blyxa vietii C.D.K.Cook & Luond - Vietnam

Notes and References

1. Thouars, Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-. 1806. Genera Nova Madagascariensia 4
2. Web site: Tropicos Name - !Blyxa Noronha ex Thouars. www.tropicos.org. 2017-01-31.
3. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. apps.kew.org. en-GB. 2017-01-31.
4. Cook, C.D.K. and R. Luond (1983) A revision of the genus Blyxa (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 15: 1–52
5. Web site: Blyxa in Flora of China @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org. 2017-01-31.