Ruppia maritima L.

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Status: Native
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Habitat: In brackish water with weak salinity along the coast, salt pans or brackish streams.
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Worldwide distribution: Near Cosmopolitan.
Botanical divisions: XI
Growth form(s): Aquatic, perennial.
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Literature:

Symoens, J.-J. (1977). Ruppiaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Pages 2 - 3. as var. maritima (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ruppia maritima
African Plant Database: Ruppia maritima
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ruppia maritima
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ruppia maritima
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ruppia maritima
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ruppia maritima
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ruppia maritima
JSTOR Plant Science: Ruppia maritima
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ruppia maritima
Plants of the World Online: Ruppia maritima
Tropicos: Ruppia maritima
Wikipedia: Ruppia maritima


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Ruppia maritima.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=263330, retrieved 17 June 2026

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