Taxon:  Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne



Summary
Genus:
Rotala
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
446805
Place of publication:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1:175.  1880
Verified:
05/12/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ammannia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Cook, C. D. K. 1979. A revision of the genus Rotala (Lythraceae). Boissiera 29:49-54.
  4. Ervin, G. N. 2007. Roundleaf toothcup [Rotala rotundifolia (Roxb.) Koehne]. Oklahoma invasive Plant database 1-6.
  5. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  6. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  7. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  8. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  9. Jacono, C. C. & V. V. Vandiver, Jr. 2007. Rotala rotundifolia, purple loosestrife of the south. Aquatics 29:4-9.
  10. Kress, W. J. et al., eds. Revised checklist of the plants of Myanmar (Burma) (on-line resource).
  11. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  12. Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishroundleaf toothcup  1Ervin, G. N. 2007. Roundleaf toothcup [Rotala rotundifolia (Roxb.) Koehne]. Oklahoma invasive Plant database 1-6.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama Jacono, C. C. & V. V. Vandiver, Jr. 2007. Rotala rotundifolia, purple loosestrife of the south. Aquatics 29:4-9.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Jacono, C. C. & V. V. Vandiver, Jr. 2007. Rotala rotundifolia, purple loosestrife of the south. Aquatics 29:4-9.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida]

Reference(s)
  1. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  2. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  4. Jacono, C. C. & V. V. Vandiver, Jr. 2007. Rotala rotundifolia, purple loosestrife of the south. Aquatics 29:4-9.
  5. Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
  6. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Jacono, C. C. & V. V. Vandiver, Jr. 2007. Rotala rotundifolia, purple loosestrife of the south. Aquatics 29:4-9.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=446805. Accessed 27 October 2026.