Najas tenuifolia explained

Najas tenuifolia is an aquatic plant growing in fresh water ponds. It is a native to Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia (Java, Maluku, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok, Timor), the Philippines and Australia (every state and territory except Tasmania).^[1]

Varieties and Subspecies

Four varietal are currently recognized:^[2]

• Najas tenuifolia var. celebica (Koord.) W.J.de Wilde - Sulawesi^{[3] [4]}
• Najas tenuifolia var. pseudograminea (W.Koch) W.J.de Wilde - most of specific range^{[3] [5]}
• Najas tenuifolia var. tenuifolia - Sulawesi, Australia

Notes and References

1. Robert. Brown. 1810-01-01. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen. en.
2. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. apps.kew.org. en-GB. 2017-01-31.
3. de Wilde, Willem Jan Jacobus Oswald. 1962. Flora Malesiana 6: 168.
4. Koorders, Sijfert Hendrik . 1898. Mededeelingen uit's Lands Plantentuin 19: 270, Najas celebica
5. Koch, Walo. 1935. Berichte der Schweizerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft 44: 339, Najas pseudograminea