Stratiotes alismoides Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 535. 1753.

"Habitat in India ." RCN: 3974.

Lectotype (designated here by Simpson): [icon] “Ottel-ambel” in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11: 95, t. 46. 1692.

Current name: Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers. ( Hydrocharitaceae).

Note: Cook & Urmi-König (in Aquatic Bot. 20: 133. 1984) indicated 703.2 (LINN) as type but this collection lacks the relevant Species Plantarum number (i.e. “2”) and was a post-1753 addition to the herbarium, and is not original material for the name.