Chara flaccida var. wightii A.Braun 1849
Publication Details
Chara flaccida var. wightii A.Braun 1849: 296
Published in: Braun, A. (1849). Characeae Indiae orientalis et insularum maris pacifici; or characters and observations on the Characeae of the East Indian Continent, Ceylon. Sunda Islands, Marians and Sandwich Islands. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 1: 292-301.
Publication date: 1849
Type 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 wightii (A.Braun) Casanova.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 August 2010 by Anders Langangen.
Last updated: 04 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024