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Potamogeton distinctus

Pondweed
Also known as: Potamogeton alatus Koidz. +9 more
  • Potamogeton alatus Koidz.
  • Potamogeton digynus Wall.
  • Potamogeton distinctus var. lishuiensis M.R.Zhu & W.Y.Xie
  • Potamogeton distinctus var. tonkinensis (E.G.Camus) V.C.Vu ex Aver.
  • Potamogeton franchetii A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton longipetiolatus E.G.Camus
  • Potamogeton malaianus var. tenuior Miq.
  • Potamogeton natans f. indicus Miq.
  • Potamogeton perversus A.Benn.
  • Potamogeton tonkinensis E.G.Camus
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Potamogetonaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.

Potamogeton distinctus (commonly known as Pondweed) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Potamogetonaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

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