EPPO Global Database

Limnophila sessiliflora(LIOSE)

Distribution details in Japan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/046) : alien species.

The species was found in Japan as early as 1932 (Kunii, 1991).
References
* IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) (2013) Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume. University of Florida, IFAS, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/234

* Kunii H (1991) Records of Aquatic Macrophyte Flora and Environmental Factors from the Irrigation Ponts around Lake Shinji, Shimane, Japan. From Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Shimane University.

* USDA-GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) (2013) Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume.
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316416