Blyxa

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Blyxa is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia. ;Species # Blyxa aubertii A. Rich. - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, N Australia, Caroline Islands, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique # Blyxa echinosperma (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f. - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, N Australia # Blyxa hexandra C.D.K.Cook & Luond - central Africa # Blyxa japonica (Miq.) Maxim. ex Asch. & Gürke - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea # Blyxa javanica Hassk. - Java # Blyxa leiosperma Koidz. - Japan, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang # Blyxa novoguineensis Hartog - Papua New Guinea # Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) Planch. ex Thwaites - China, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, New Guinea # Blyxa quadricostata Hartog - Myanmar, Thailand # Blyxa radicans Ridl. - central Africa # Blyxa senegalensis Dandy - West Africa # Blyxa vietii C.D.K.Cook & Luond - Vietnam

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