Salvinia natans

(L.) All. (1785)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Salviniales Family: Salviniaceae Genus: Salvinia

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Pedem. 2: 289 (1785)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Salvinia natans Waimanalo, Leilani Nursery, 41-630 Kaulukanu Street. Growing in water lily ponds. Preserved_Specimen Floating aquatic fern. Fronds flat on surface, blades spread aprart, upper side of blade pale green; roots thick, grayish. Staples, G.W. 760 Oahu BISH 1991-11-16
2 Salvinia natans Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa campus. Courtyard of Krause Hall, growing in the lily pool. Cultivated aquatic plant, growing among a dense mat of floating plants. Preserved_Specimen Floating fern; leaves of two different shapes: flat on water surface or crinkled and raised. Herbst, D.R. 9593 Oahu BISH 1992-04-04