Chara erythrogyna Griffith 1849

Publication Details
Chara erythrogyna Griffith 1849: 278

Published in: Griffith, W. (1849). Posthumous papers bequeathed to the honorable the East India company, and printed by order of the government of Bengal. Notulae ad plantas asiaticas [Vol. 4], Part II [2]. On the higher cryptogamous plants. Arranged by John M'Clelland, F.L.S., Surgeon, Bengal Service . pp. 257-628, i-vii. Calcutta: Printed by Mr. C.A. Serrao.

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Publication date: 1849

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Has. Serampore." [West Bengal, India]; (Griffith 1849: 279) Notes: "(lecto: B fide J.S.Zaneveld, Blumea 4: 167 (1940), destroyed?; isolecto: BM! ; isolecto: L!)." (Casanova & Karol 2023: 57).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 January 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025