Halophila minor
Seagrass, Species Code: Hm
Also known as: Halophila gaudichaudii J.Kuo +7 more
- Halophila gaudichaudii J.Kuo
- Halophila lemnopsis Miq.
- Halophila ovalis var. minor (Zoll.) Asch.
- Halophila ovalis var. ovata (Gaudich.) Balf.f.
- Halophila ovata Gaudich.
- Halophila ovata Merr.
- Lemnopsis minor Zoll.
- Thalassia vaginata Decne. ex Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hydrocharitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Halophila minor (commonly known as Seagrass or Species code: Hm) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in 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)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Comoros, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Australia