Cymodocea rotundata
Smooth Ribbon Seagrass, Species Code: Cr
Also known as: Phucagrostis rotundata (Asch. & Schweinf.) Ehrenb. & Hemprich
- Phucagrostis rotundata (Asch. & Schweinf.) Ehrenb. & Hemprich
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cymodoceaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.
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Cymodocea rotundata (commonly known as Smooth ribbon seagrass or Species code: Cr) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Cymodoceaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southwestern Pacific, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sudan, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen