Rumex hypogaeus

TaxID: 1046566

Basic Information

Rumex hypogaeus

Double Gee, Emex

Rumex hypogaeus (synonym Emex australis), commonly known in English as southern threecornerjack, devil's thorn, or double gee (also doublegee, from the old Afrikaner name dubbeltge-doorn - 'double thorned'), is a herbaceous plant of the Polygonaceae. It is native in South Africa and is an invasive species in Australia, Texas in the USA, and Pakistan.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllales

Polygonaceae

Rumex

hypogaeus

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Rumex hypogaeus
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(c) Adriaan Grobler@BY-NC
Rumex hypogaeus
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(c) tjeerd@BY-NC
Rumex hypogaeus
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(c) Tony Rebelo@BY-SA
Rumex hypogaeus
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(c) Adriaan Grobler@BY-NC
Rumex hypogaeus
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(c) tjeerd@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (17 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Brazil Absent 2018
Chile A1 list 2024
China Quarantine pests 2021
Georgia Absent 2018
Iran Absent 2018
Israel Quarantine pest 2009
Jordan A1 list 2013
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (22 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present
Belgium Present —
Botswana Present —
Ethiopia Present —
United Kingdom Present —
India Present —
Kenya Present —
Lesotho Present —
Madagascar Present —
Malawi Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (5 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SAFH4056-12 - rbcLa 521 South Africa 2011-10-31 -26.679, 27.098
SAFH4056-12 - matK 829 South Africa 2011-10-31 -26.679, 27.098
SAFH3951-12 - rbcLa 518 South Africa 2011-10-19 -25.698, 28.283
SAFH3951-12 - matK 809 South Africa 2011-10-19 -25.698, 28.283
GBITS18304-21 - ITS 548 Australia - -

Literature