Taxon: Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) Les & D. J. Crawford

Summary

Genus:

Landoltia

Family:

Araceae

Subfamily:

Lemnoideae

Nomen number:

429295

Place of publication:

Novon 9:532. 1999

Verified:

12/13/2002 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
Lemna punctata G. Mey.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Spirodela punctata (G. Mey.) C. H. Thomps.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lemna oligorrhiza Kurz
Spirodela oligorrhiza (Kurz) Hegelm.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2005. Monocotyledons and gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52:55. Note: = Spirodela punctata (G. Mey.) C. H. Thomps.
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Landolt, E. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Landolt, E. 2000. Contribution on the Lemnaceae of Ecuador. Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 45:231-237.
Les, D. H. & D. J. Crawford. 1999. Landoltia (Lemnaceae), a new genus of duckweeds. Novon 9:530-533.
Les, D. H. et al. 2002. Phylogeny and systematics of Lemnaceae, the duckweed family. Syst. Bot. 27:221-240. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Rial, B. A. & J. V. Pott. 1999. Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) Les et D. J. Crawford (Lemnaceae) en Venezuela. Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 59:25-28.
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Tasmania		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	New Caledonia			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Vanuatu			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraná		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	São Paulo		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2005. Monocotyledons and gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52:55.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Landolt, E. 2000. Contribution on the Lemnaceae of Ecuador. Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 45:231-237.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias	Tenerife	Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:255.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt			Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:255.
4	Naturalized	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius			Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:255.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:255.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Maldives			Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:255.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand			Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:255.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy			Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:255.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile	Magallanes		Moore, D. M. 1983. Flora of Tierra del Fuego.

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
INDO-CHINA: Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia]

Pacific

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: St. Lucia, United States [Puerto Rico]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador

Naturalized
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias (Tenerife)]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Israel

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Maldives

Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy

Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Pennsylvania]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon, Washington]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile [Magallanes]

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2005. Monocotyledons and gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52:55.
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:255.
Landolt, E. 2000. Contribution on the Lemnaceae of Ecuador. Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 45:231-237.
Moore, D. M. 1983. Flora of Tierra del Fuego.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	fodder		Landolt, E. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Weed		as Spirodela punctata	Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: as Spirodela punctata

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=429295. Accessed 27 October 2026.