Ammannia bacciferaL.

Blistering Ammaniamonarch redstem

WFO wfo-0000530936 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 7 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 7 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Ammannia baccifera, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. a Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-09-10 / obs. 157944915
Ammannia baccifera, photographed by Beah Vega
fig. b Beah Vega, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 120151143
Ammannia baccifera, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. c Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 153505491
Ammannia baccifera, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. d Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 127408894
Ammannia baccifera, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. e Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 157944768
Ammannia baccifera, photographed by chiuluan
fig. f chiuluan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 97495982
Ammannia baccifera, photographed by S.MORE
fig. g S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 60144111
Ammannia baccifera, photographed by S.MORE
fig. h S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 109142123

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Native range 85 botanical countries

Regions where Ammannia baccifera is native: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, South European Russia AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkinaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesCentral African RepublicChadDjiboutiDR CongoEgyptEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFree StateGhanaIvory CoastKenyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaNorthern ProvincesRwandaSenegalSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastIranIraqLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaTadzhikistanTaiwanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanYemenAssamBangladeshCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNorthern TerritoryQueenslandSouth AustraliaWestern AustraliaSouth European Russia MauritiusRéunionRodriguesLaccadive Is.
Native distribution of Ammannia baccifera, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Botswana BOT
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Djibouti DJI
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Eritrea ERI
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Free State OFS
Ghana GHA
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Mauritius MAU
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Réunion REU
Rodrigues ROD
Rwanda RWA
Senegal SEN
Socotra SOC
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laccadive Is. LDV
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Tadzhikistan TZK
Taiwan TAI
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Yemen YEM
Northern Territory NTA AUSTRALASIA
Queensland QLD
South Australia SOA
Western Australia WAU
South European Russia RUS EUROPE

Not drawn on the map: Socotra. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 34 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Ammannia apiculata Koehne
  • Ammannia attenuata Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Ammannia attenuata f. perattenuata Koehne
  • Ammannia attenuata f. vigens Koehne
  • Ammannia attenuata var. latifolia Koehne
  • Ammannia attenuata var. micromerioides Chiov.
  • Ammannia auriculata var. subsessilis Boiss.
  • Ammannia baccifera f. altissima Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera f. genuina Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera f. glauca (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera f. pseudoaegyptica Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera f. typica Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera f. typica Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera subf. expansa Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera subsp. baccifera L.
  • Ammannia baccifera subsp. contracta Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera subsp. viridis (Willd. ex Hornem.) Koehne
  • Ammannia baccifera var. micromerioides (Chiov.) Cufod.
  • Ammannia densiflora Miq. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Ammannia discolor Nakai
  • Ammannia glauca Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Ammannia glauca Wall.
  • Ammannia indica Lam.
  • Ammannia retusa Koehne

and 10 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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