Hygroryza Explained

Hygroryza (watergrass) is a monotyipic genus of Asian flowering plants in the grass family.[1] [2] [3] [4] The only known species is Hygroryza aristata, (Asian watergrass) native to China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan), Bangladesh, Cambodia, India (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam, etc.), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.[5]

formerly includedHygroryza ciliata - Leersia hexandra

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2498845#page/398/mode/1up Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1833. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 15: 380-381
  2. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00304.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  3. Web site: Hygroryza Nees. 2021-01-10. www.tropicos.org.
  4. Web site: Hygroryza aristata in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org. 2021-01-10. www.efloras.org.
  5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200025546 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 186 水禾 shui he Hygroryza aristata (Retzius) Nees, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 15: 380. 1833

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