Cymodocea nodosa
Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Asch.
- kingdom Plantae
- phylum Magnoliophyta
- class Liliopsida
- order Alismatales
- family Cymodoceaceae
- genus Cymodocea
Common Names
حمول (حَمول) (Arabic)
Languages: English
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic coast of Africa southwards to the tropic of Cancer.
Distribution in Egypt
Mediterranean region and Sinai.
Habitat
Sheltered coastal seashores, sublittoral sandy depressions.
Life Expectancy
Perennial.
Taxonomy
- Zostera nodosa Ucria (synonym)
- Phucagrostis major Willd. (synonym)
- Cymodocea major (Willd.) Grande (synonym)
References
(Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..