Native to 34 botanical countries across Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific; introduced into Florida (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
Zachary Scott Rogers, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Menyanthaceae
Genus
Nymphoides
Specific Epithet
indica
Authorship
(L.) Kuntze
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#278,424 of 335,497
Top 83%
Extinction probability
6%