Plant Details

Accepted name:: Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner [Potamogetonaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
龙须眼子菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 118 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Potamogeton pectinatus L. Sp. Pl.: 127 (1753).
Buccaferrea pectinata (L.) Bubani Fl. Pyren. 4: 17 (1901).
Coleogeton pectinatus (L.) Les & R.R.Haynes Novon 6: 390 (1996).
Potamogeton acifolius Ma Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 3(1): 8, 10 (1983), contrary to art. 34.2 ICBN (2006)
Potamogeton angustissimus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 370 (1816).
Potamogeton balatonicus (Gams) Soó Magyar Biol. Kutatóint. Munkái 2: 136 (1928).
Potamogeton borealis Raf. Med. Repos., ser. 3, 2: 409 (1811).
Potamogeton bracteatus Y.D.Chen Acta Hydrobiol. Sin. (Peking) 11: 234 (1987).
Potamogeton chakassiensis (Kaschina) Volobaev Sibir. Biol. Zhurn. 1991(5): 75 (1991).
Potamogeton chakassiensis var. tenuior Volobaev Sibir. Biol. Zhurn. 1993(3): 57 (1993).
Potamogeton columbianus Suksd. Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 19: 92 (1901).
Potamogeton diffusus Herter Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 132 (1940).
Potamogeton drupaceus O.Lang Flora 29: 472 (1846).
Potamogeton erhaiensis Y.D.Chen Acta Hydrobiol. Sin. (Peking) 11: 234 (1987).
Potamogeton exstipulatus Wolfg. in J.A.Schultes & J.H.Schultes, Mant. 3: 365 (1827).
Potamogeton filicaulis Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 633 (1866).
Potamogeton filiformis Nolte Novit. Fl. Holsat.: 20 (1826), sensu auct.
Potamogeton filiformis var. borealis (Raf.) H.St.John Rhodora 18: 134 (1916).
Potamogeton filiformis subvar. helveticus (G.Fisch.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 545 (1913).
Potamogeton flabellatus Bab. Man. Brit. Bot., ed. 3: 343 (1851).
Potamogeton helveticus (G.Fisch.) W.Koch Mitt. Naturf. Ges. Schaffhausen 3: 38 (1923-1924 publ. 1924).
Potamogeton helveticus var. balatonicus Gams Magyar Biol. Kutatóint. Munkái 1: 30 (1926).
Potamogeton interruptus Kit. ex Schult. Oestr. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 328 (1814).
Potamogeton interruptus var. diffusus Druce in W.R.Hayward, Bot. Pocket-Book, ed. 19: 288 (1930), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton interruptus var. ungulatus Druce List Brit. Pl., ed. 2: 118 (1928), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton intramongolicus Ma Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 3(1): 8 (1983), contrary to art. 34.2 ICBN (2006)
Potamogeton lanceolatus Mazziari Ionios Antologia 4: 954 (1834), nom. illeg.
Potamogeton leptanthus Y.D.Chen Acta Hydrobiol. Sin. (Peking) 11: 235 (1987).
Potamogeton livingstonei A.Benn. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 223 (1901).
Potamogeton marinus L. Sp. Pl.: 127 (1753).
Potamogeton marinus var. angustifolius Wimm. & Grab. Fl. Siles. 1: 145 (1827).
Potamogeton marinus var. caespitosus Wimm. & Grab. Fl. Siles. 1: 145 (1827).
Potamogeton marinus var. setaceus Roth Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(1): 542 (1827), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton miniatus Y.D.Chen Acta Hydrobiol. Sin. (Peking) 11: 234 (1987).
Potamogeton nanus Y.D.Chen Acta Hydrobiol. Sin. (Peking) 11: 235 (1987).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. acerosus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 45 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus subsp. balatonicus (Gams) Soó Magyar Biol. Kutatóint. Munkái 8: 235 (1936).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. brachypus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 46 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. caespitosus (Wimm. & Grab.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch ex Fieber in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 281 (1838).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. caule-crasso Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 165 (1827), not validly publ.
Potamogeton pectinatus subsp. chakassiensis Kaschina in I.M.Krasnoborov & T.A.Safonova (eds.), Novoe Fl. Sibiri: 245 (1986).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. coronatus Hagstr. Bot. Not. 1905: 141 (1905).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. coronatus (Hagstr.) Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 46 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. devistitus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 46 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. dichotomus Wallr. Sched. Crit.: 68 (1822).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. dichotomus (Wallr.) Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 7: 12 (1845).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. diffusus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 46 (1916), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton pectinatus subsp. flabellatus (Bab.) Hook.f. Student. Fl. Brit. Isl.: 374 (1870).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. flabellatus (Bab.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 684 (1882).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. foliosus Mert. & W.D.J.Koch ex Fieber in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 280 (1838).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. geminatus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 51 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. glaucescens Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 165 (1827).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. gracilis Kuzmin & Skvortsov in A.I.Baranov & B.V.Skvortsov, Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mandsh.: 1 (1943).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. helveticus (G.Fisch.) Glück in A.Pascher, Süsswasserflora 15: 62 (1936).
Potamogeton pectinatus subsp. helveticus (G.Fisch.) Bertsch & F.Bertsch Fl. Württ. Hohenz., ed. 2: 48 (1948).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. incrustatus Tiselius Potamog. Suec. Exs. 3: n.° 128 (1897), nom. nud.
Potamogeton pectinatus proles interruptus (Kit.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 124 (1907).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. interruptus (Kit.) Asch. Fl. Brandenburg 1: 666 (1864).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. interruptus (Kit.) Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 48 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. latifolius G.Mey. Chloris Han.: 526 (1836).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. laxus Tiselius Potamog. Suec. Exs. 3: n.° 120-122 (1897).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. longipedunculatus Tiselius Potamog. Suec. Exs. 3: n.° 131 (1897).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. lutiusculus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 46 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. marinus (L.) Fr. Fl. Hallandica: 37 (1817).
Potamogeton pectinatus subsp. mongolicus (A.Benn.) Volobaev Sibir. Biol. Zhurn. 1991(5): 75 (1991).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. mongolicus A.Benn. J. Bot. 32: 203 (1894).
Potamogeton pectinatus proles mongolicus (A.Benn.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 125 (1907).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. notabilis Tiselius Potamog. Suec. Exs. 3: n.° 133 (1897).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. pinguis Tiselius Potamog. Suec. Exs. 3: n.° 126 (1897), nom. nud.
Potamogeton pectinatus f. pinguis Tiselius ex Hagstr. in L.M.Neuman, Sver. Fl.: 795 (1901).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. potensus Wallr. Sched. Crit.: 67 (1822).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. potensus (Wallr.) Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 7: 12 (1845).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. protensis Wallr. Sched. Crit.: 67 (1822).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. protensus Wallr. Sched. Crit.: 67 (1822).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. pseudomarinus A.Benn. J. Bot. 39: 199 (1901), nom. nud.
Potamogeton pectinatus var. ramosissimus Mert. & W.D.J.Koch ex Fieber in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 281 (1838).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. ramulosus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 51 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. scoparius Wallr. Sched. Crit.: 68 (1822).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. scoparius (Wallr.) Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 7: 12 (1845).
Potamogeton pectinatus proles scoparius (Wallr.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 125 (1907).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. setaceus Wahlenb. Fl. Suecica 1: 108 (1824), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton pectinatus f. spissus Tiselius Potamog. Suec. Exs. 3: n.° 127 (1897), nom. nud.
Potamogeton pectinatus f. subdrupaceus G.Fisch. Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 11: 125 (1907).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. sublatifolius Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 49 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. submarinus (Fr.) Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 47 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. submarinus Fr. Novit. Fl. Suec. Alt.: 53 (1828).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. tenuifolius Kunth ex A.Benn. J. Bot. 29: 152 (1891), not validly publ.
Potamogeton pectinatus var. tenuis G.Mey. Fl. Hanov. Excurs.: 537 (1849).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. ulvensis Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 49 (1916).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. ungulatus Soó Magyar Biol. Kutatóint. Munkái 8: 235 (1936), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton pectinatus var. ungulatus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 45 (1916), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton pectinatus var. vaillantii (Roem. & Schult.) Lojac. Fl. Sicul. 3: 189 (1909), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton pectinatus f. vulgaris Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 165 (1827).
Potamogeton pectinatus var. zosteraceus (Fr.) Casp. Schriften Phys.-Ökon. Ges. Königsberg 29: 89 (1888).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. zosteraceus (Fr.) Almq. in C.J.Hartman, Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 12, 1: 56 (1889).
Potamogeton pectinatus proles zosteraceus (Fr.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 126 (1907).
Potamogeton pectinatus f. zosteroides G.Fisch. Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 11: 125 (1907).
Potamogeton pusillus subsp. flabellatus (Bab.) Hook.f. Student. Fl. Brit. Isl., ed. 3: 436 (1884).
Potamogeton pusillus var. interruptus (Kit.) J.Presl & C.Presl Fl. Cech.: 37 (1819).
Potamogeton siculus Bercht. & J.Presl Prir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 1(Zabnj.): 21 (1823).
Potamogeton tenuifolius Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 296 (1816), nom. illeg.
Potamogeton vaginatus subsp. helveticus (G.Fisch.) Schinz & Thell. in H.Schinz & R.Keller, Fl. Schweiz, ed. 4: 32 (1923).
Potamogeton vaginatus var. helveticus G.Fisch. Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 11: 134 (1907).
Potamogeton vaginatus f. helveticus (G.Fisch.) G.Fisch. Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3-5: 119 (1914).
Potamogeton vaillantii Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 514 (1818).
Potamogeton zosteraceus Bab. Man. Brit. Bot.: 325 (1843), nom. illeg.
Potamogeton zosteraceus Fr. Novit. Fl. Suec. Alt.: 51 (1828).
Spirillus interruptus (Kit.) Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 18 (1913).
Spirillus pectiniformis Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 18 (1913), nom. illeg.
Stuckenia borealis (Raf.) Holub Preslia 68: 364 (1996 publ. 1997).
Stuckenia chakassiensis (Kaschina) Klinkova Fl. Nizhn. Povol. 1: 86 (2006).
Stuckenia filiformis subsp. borealis (Raf.) Tzvelev & Elven J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 433 (2008).
Stuckenia helvetica (G.Fisch.) Holub Preslia 68: 364 (1996 publ. 1997).
Stuckenia intramongolica Tzvelev Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 84(7): 111 (1999), nom. superfl.
Stuckenia marina (L.) Tzvelev Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 84(7): 111 (1999).
Stuckenia mongolica (A.Benn.) Klinkova Fl. Nizhn. Povol. 1: 88 (2006).
Stuckenia pectinata var. interrupta (Kit.) Chepinoga Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 44: 241 (2013).
Stuckenia zosteracea (Fr.) Tzvelev Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 84(7): 111 (1999).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

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Potamogeton pectinatus L.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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