Cabomba furcata
Forked Fanwort
Also known as: Cabomba piauhiensis Gardner +4 more
- Cabomba piauhiensis Gardner
- Cabomba piauhyensis f. piauhyensis
- Cabomba pubescens Ule
- Cabomba warmingii Casp.
- Nectris furcata (Schult. & Schult.fil.) Leandro ex Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cabombaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydrosubshrub.
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Cabomba furcata (commonly known as Forked Fanwort) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Cabombaceae family. Indigenous to South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Malaya, Sri Lanka