Gyrocarpus americanusJacq.

WFO wfo-0000713868 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Gyrocarpus americanus, photographed by Kristof Zyskowski
fig. a Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-03-29 / obs. 196154776
Gyrocarpus americanus, photographed by Amar Bharathy
fig. b Amar Bharathy, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 185043985
Gyrocarpus americanus, photographed by T R Shankar Raman
fig. c T R Shankar Raman, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 114810570
Gyrocarpus americanus, photographed by P Jeganathan
fig. d P Jeganathan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 113989710
Gyrocarpus americanus, photographed by Álvaro Rivas Godin
fig. e Álvaro Rivas Godin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 63591978
Gyrocarpus americanus, photographed by Rohit Naniwadekar
fig. f Rohit Naniwadekar, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 63378142
Gyrocarpus americanus, photographed by P Jeganathan
fig. g P Jeganathan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 56707004
Gyrocarpus americanus, photographed by P Jeganathan
fig. h P Jeganathan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 47258954

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Native range 54 botanical countries

Regions where Gyrocarpus americanus is native: Angola, Caprivi Strip, Eritrea, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Christmas I., India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Society Is., Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela AngolaCaprivi StripEritreaGuineaKenyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNamibiaNorthern ProvincesSenegalSudan-South SudanTanzaniaZambiaZimbabweBangladeshIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMyanmarNew GuineaPhilippinesSolomon Is.Sri LankaThailandVietnamNorthern TerritoryQueenslandWestern AustraliaMexico CentralMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestFijiNew CaledoniaBelizeBrazil NortheastColombiaCosta RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanamáVenezuela Andaman Is.Christmas I.MaldivesSamoaSociety Is.Tubuai Is.Vanuatu
Native distribution of Gyrocarpus americanus, 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
Caprivi Strip CPV
Eritrea ERI
Guinea GUI
Kenya KEN
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Northern Provinces TVL
Senegal SEN
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Christmas I. XMS
India IND
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maldives MDV
Myanmar MYA
New Guinea NWG
Philippines PHI
Solomon Is. SOL
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Brazil Northeast BZE
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
El Salvador ELS
Guatemala GUA
Honduras HON
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Venezuela VEN
Fiji FIJ PACIFIC
New Caledonia NWC
Samoa SAM
Society Is. SCI
Tubuai Is. TUB
Vanuatu VAN
Northern Territory NTA AUSTRALASIA
Queensland QLD
Western Australia WAU
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

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 18 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.

  • Gyrocarpus acuminatus Meisn.
  • Gyrocarpus americanus var. gaertneri Schltdl.
  • Gyrocarpus americanus var. humboldtii Schltdl.
  • Gyrocarpus americanus var. jacquinii Schltdl.
  • Gyrocarpus americanus var. schiedei Schltdl.
  • Gyrocarpus asiaticus Willd.
  • Gyrocarpus asiaticus var. cordatus Meisn.
  • Gyrocarpus asiaticus var. javanicus Meisn.
  • Gyrocarpus asiaticus var. philippinensis Meisn.
  • Gyrocarpus asiaticus var. zeylanicus Meisn.
  • Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn.
  • Gyrocarpus jacquinii Roxb.
  • Gyrocarpus jacquinii var. javanicus (Meisn.) Domin
  • Gyrocarpus jacquinii var. schiedei (Schltdl.) Schltdl.
  • Gyrocarpus lobatus Blanco
  • Gyrocarpus rugosus R.Br.
  • Gyrocarpus rugosus var. philippinensis Meisn.
  • Gyrocarpus sphenopterus R.Br.

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. 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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