Index to
Ferns and Lycophytes of Japan

Family: Salviniaceae サンショウモ科 > Genus: Azolla Lam. アカウキクサ属
GreenList Taxon ID: 157

Accepted name

Azolla japonica (Franch. et Sav.) Franch. et Sav. ex Nakai

オオアカウキクサ

Basionym and homotypic synonym(s)

Azolla pinnata R.Br. var. japonica Franch. et Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 612, 1878. BHL Tropicos
Azolla japonica (Franch. et Sav.) Franch. et Sav. ex Nakai, Bot. Mag. Tokyo 39(463): 184, 1925. Link Tropicos

Type information in the protologue:
Savatier 1530bis (ex Tanaka) (in Japonia, probabiliter in insula Nippon)

Information on ploidy level and reproductive mode

Chromosome number Ploidy level Reproductive mode Locality Remarks Reference
2n=442xTanabe & Tsuzuki, Kyoto Pref.; Matsue, Shimane Pref.; Chikugo, Fukuoka Pref.Stergianou & Fowler 1990 (Pl. Syst. Evol. 173: 223-239)