Roxburgh, W. (1814), Hortus Bengalensis: 34 & footnote 11 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Lechea verticillata Willd. legitimate

• Comment: nom. nov., non Bergia verticillata Willd. (1797)

Wight, R. & Arnott, G.A.W. in Wight, R. & Arnott, G.A.W. (ed.) (1834), Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis 1: 41 [basionym]

basionym of: Elatine ammannioides (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1863), A Record of the Plants collected by Mr Pemberton Walcott and Mr Maitland Brown, in the year 1861, during Mr F. Gregory's Exploring Expedition into North-West Australia. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal n. ser 17(2): 219 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 180 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Elatine ammannioides (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 8 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 14 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 41 [secondary reference]

Robinson, C.B. (1912), Roxburgh's Hortus Bengalensis. Philippine Journal of Science 7(6): 414, 416 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Robinson indicates that Bergia ammannioides was validly published by Roxburgh via citation of Lechea verticillata Willd. This constitutes reference to a previously and effectively published description or diagnosis under ICBN Art. 32.1 (Vienna Code, 2006).

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 49, Fig. 35 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 390 [secondary reference]

Backer, C.A. (December 1951), Elatinaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(3): 205 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 249 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 499 [secondary reference]

common name: Water-fire [n/a]

Verdon, D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Elatinaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 228-229, Fig. 267C [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 117 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 29 [secondary reference]

Leach, G.J. (20 July 1989), Taxonomic revision of Bergia (Elatinaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11(2): 91-93, Map 7 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Elatinaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 493 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Elatinaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 156, Fig. 42A [secondary reference]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 99 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Elatinaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 315, Fig. 62d-f [secondary reference]

common name: Water-fire [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Elatinaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 493 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Bergia ammanniodies Wight orth. var. orthographic variant: Bergia ammanioides F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Lechea verticillata Willd. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Elatine ammannioides (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bergia ammannioides Roxb. ex Roth nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

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