''Blyxa'' is a
genus
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of an
aquatic plant
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of the family
Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.
It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of
Africa
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,
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,
Madagascar
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, and
Australia
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.
[Cook, C.D.K. and R. Luond (1983]
A revision of the genus ''Blyxa'' (Hydrocharitaceae).
''Aquatic Botany'' 15: 1–52
;Species
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# '' Blyxa aubertii'' A. Rich. - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, N Australia, Caroline Islands, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique
# '']Blyxa echinosperma
''Blyxa'' is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.
It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth o ...
'' (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f. - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, N Australia
# '' Blyxa hexandra'' C.D.K.Cook & Luond - central Africa
# '' Blyxa japonica'' (Miq.) Maxim. ex Asch. & Gürke - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea
# ''Blyxa javanica
''Blyxa'' is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.
It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia.Cook, C.D.K. and R. Luond (1983A revision of the g ...
'' Hassk. - Java
# '' Blyxa leiosperma'' Koidz. - Japan, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang
# '' Blyxa novoguineensis'' Hartog - Papua New Guinea
# '' Blyxa octandra'' (Roxb.) Planch. ex Thwaites - China, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, New Guinea
# '' Blyxa quadricostata'' Hartog - Myanmar, Thailand
# ''Blyxa radicans
''Blyxa'' is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.
It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia.Cook, C.D.K. and R. Luond (1983A revision of the g ...
'' Ridl. - central Africa
# ''Blyxa senegalensis
''Blyxa'' is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.
It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia.Cook, C.D.K. and R. Luond (1983A revision of the g ...
'' Dandy - West Africa
# ''Blyxa vietii
''Blyxa'' is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.
It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia.Cook, C.D.K. and R. Luond (1983A revision of the g ...
'' C.D.K.Cook & Luond - Vietnam
References
Hydrocharitaceae
Hydrocharitaceae genera
Aquatic plants
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