| Literature: | | |
| Gibbs Russell, G.E. (1977) Keys to Vascular Aquatic Plants in Rhodesia Kirkia 10(2) 411-502 | | |
| Obermeyer, A.A. (1966) Hydrocharitaceae Flora of Southern Africa 1 | | |
| Simpson, D.S. (1989) Hydrocharitaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa | | |
| Symoens, J.J. (2009) Hydrocharitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) | | |
| | | |
| Names | FZ Divisions |
| | | |
| HYDRILLA Rich. | | |
| Hydrilla verticillata L.f.) Royle | M |
| | | |
| BLYXA Thouars | | |
| Blyxa aubertii Rich. | | |
| var. aubertii | MS |
| | | |
| ENHALUS Rich. | | |
| Enhalus acoroides (L. f.) Royle | N |
| | | |
| HALOPHILA Thouars | | |
| Halophila minor (Zoll.) Hartog | N |
| Halophila ovalis (R. Br.) Hook. f. | | |
| subsp. ovalis | N,GI,M |
| Halophila ovalis (R. Br.) Hook. f. | | |
| subsp. linearis (Hartog) Hartog [End] | GI,M |
| Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Asch. | N |
| | | |
| THALASSIA K.D. König | | |
| Thalassia hemprichii (Solms) Asch. | N,GI,M |
| | | |
| 88.000 LAGAROSIPHON Harv. | | |
| Lagarosiphon cordofanus Casp. | N |
| Lagarosiphon crispus Rendle | | |
| Lagarosiphon verticillifolius Oberm. | Z,MS,GI,M |
| Lagarosiphon muscoides Harv. var. major sensu Schinz & Junod | | |
| | | |
| 89.000 VALLISNERIA L. | | |
| Vallisneria spiralis L. | T |
| Vallisneria aethiopica Fenzl | | |
| | | |
| 95.000 OTTELIA Pers. | | |
| Ottelia exserta (Ridl.) Dandy | Z,T,MS,GI |
| Boottia exserta Ridl. | | |
| Boottia macrantha C.H. Wright | | |
| Boottia mossambicensis Peter | | |
| Ottelia fischeri (Gürke) Dandy | Z,T,MS |
| Boottia fischeri Gürke | | |
| Ottelia ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp. | N,Z,T,MS,M |
| Damasonium ulvifolium Planch. | | |
| Ottelia lancifolia A. Rich. | | |
| Ottelia latifolia De Wild. | | |
| Ottelia plantaginea Ridl. | | |