Chara benthamii A.Braun 1868
Publication Details
Chara benthamii A.Braun 1868: 799 (as 'Benthami')
Published in: Braun, A. (1868). Die Characeen Afrika's. Monatsberichte der Königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Berlin 1867: 782-872, 873-944.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chara fibrosa C.Agardh ex Bruzelius.
Source of Synonymy
Soulié-Märsche, I. & Abdelahad, N. (2024). Chara fibrosa sensu lato. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Stewart 2024 Eds), pp. 433–442. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Type Information
Type locality: "China" [ditches in Little Hong Kong, Feb. 1858, I.Wilford 238]; (Braun 1868: 799) Notes: "(lecto: BM!; isolecto: L!, LD!, fide Wood and Imahori 1965: 290)" (Casanova & Karol 2023: 54).
Eponomy
Named for George Bentham (1800–1884), a leading systematic botanist of the 19th century (Jackson 1885).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
