Dentella

eFlora of Thailand (with keys):
1. Ovaries and fruits densely pilose (but mature fruits sometimes becoming glabrescent)   a. var. repens
1. Ovaries and fruits glabrous   b. var. serpyllifolia


Dentella repens (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (SE. China to Tropical Asia and W. Pacific: Bangladesh, Caroline Is., China Southeast, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Introduced into: Andaman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Madagascar, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest as per POWO)

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Dentella repens var. serpyllifolia (Wall. ex Craib) Verdc. (Tropical Asia to NW. Pacific: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand as per POWO)

   


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BSI Flora of India Checklist (Distribution):
Dentella repens (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
var. repens (Almost throughout India)
var. serpyllifolia (Wall. ex Craib) Verdc. (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal)


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Flora of Peninsular India with keys at species links, if any:
Dentella repens
Dentella repens var. serpyllifolia


 

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Species with description & keys in Flora of China (Distribution):
Dentella repens (Linnaeus) J. R. Forster & G. Forster (Wet sites in fields; sea level or higher. Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan (Xishuangbanna) [India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Australia, Oceania; adventive in North America (E United States, Mexico)])


 

Updated on May 2, 2025

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