diminutive rotala
Rotala mexicana Schltdl. & Cham.
Rotala mexicana is a species in the Lythraceae family, native to multiple biogeographic regions including the Afrotropical, Australasian, Neotropical, Oriental (Indomalaya), and Pacific (Oceania) regions, as well as specific countries such as Brazil, Bangladesh, and Bolivia. It was first described in 1830 by Schltdl. & Cham.
Description
Rotala mexicana is a member of the genus Rotala and belongs to the family Lythraceae. It is commonly known as diminutive rotala in English. This species has a wide distribution across several continents and is found in regions such as Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, and other parts of South America, as well as in parts of Africa and Asia. Its presence has also been recorded in global and regional contexts like the Orinoquia and Meta regions. The species was first published in 1830 by Schltdl. & Cham.
Other common names
diminutive rotala
Distribution
BR · Afrotropical · Australasian · Neotropical · Oriental (Indomalaya) · Pacific (Oceania) · TW · Meta · Global · Orinoquia · Angola · Argentina Northeast · Bangladesh · Benin · Bolivia · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil West-Central · Burkina · Cameroon · Central African Repu · Chad · China North-Central · China Southeast · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · East Himalaya · Ecuador
Synonyms
Rotala diglossandraRotala petaloideaRotala pusillaRotala apetalaRotala verticillaris var. spruceanaRotala mexicana var. spruceanaRotala mexicana var. apetalaAmmannia littoreaAmmannia mexicanaAmmannia pygmaeaAmmannia rotalaHoshiarpuria minutifloraHypobrichia spruceanaHypobrichia spruceana var. tenuifoliaRotala mexicana var. spruceanaRotala mexicana subsp. hiernianaRotala mexicana subsp. pusillaRotala mexicana subsp. typicaRotala mexicana f. majorRotala mexicana f. mediaRotala mexicana f. minimaRotala mexicana var. chamissoanaRotala pygmaeaRotala diglossaRotala longibracteolataRotala roseaRotala littoreaRotala leptopetala var. littorea
