Elodea najas (Planch.) Casp. and Vallisneria natans (Lour.) H.Hara (Hydrocharitaceae): Two Recently Naturalized Aquascape Plants in Java, Indonesia
Aquatic ornamental plants are in high demand, driving market growth. The widespread importation of various aquascape species has led to the naturalisation of some taxa. During our field survey, we recorded two newly documented aquatic species in West and East Java from naturalized and cultivated populations: Elodea najas (Planch.) Casp. and Vallisneria natans (Lour.) H.Hara. Naturalized E. najas populations were found in Bogor and Sumedang, while V. natans proliferates along the Cilubang Tonggoh River in Bogor. The genus Elodea is often misidentified and sold as Hydrilla; thus, molecular analysis using the ITS sequence was conducted to confirm specimen identity.
Authors
- Muhammad Hisyam Baidlowi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7568-4084)
- Muzzazinah Muzzazinah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6862-2581)
- Arifin Surya Dwipa Irsyam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7873-6665)
- Dian Rosleine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8149-9629)
- Muhammad Fadhil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6329-8612)
- Muhammad Rifqi Hariri
- Peniwidiyanti Peniwidiyanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-165X)
- Erick Raynalta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3553-7735)
Institutions
- Sebelas Maret University (ID)
- Bandung Institute of Technology (ID)
- IPB University (ID)
- Center for Plant Conservation (US)
- Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya (ID)
- National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-07-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22146/jtbb.18199
- Primary Topic
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00