Taxon: Batis maritima L.

Summary

Genus:

Batis

Family:

Bataceae

Nomen number:

401098

Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1289. 1759

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

03/06/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (4 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Howard, R. 1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:42.
Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)		Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	s.e.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil		n.e.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Anguilla			Howard, R. 1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:42.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua		Howard, R. 1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:42.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cayman Islands			Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada			Howard, R. 1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:42.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Howard, R. 1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:42.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Howard, R. 1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:42.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts		Howard, R. 1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:42.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (British)	Tortola		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana		n.	Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname		n.	Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela		n.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia		n. & w.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador		w. & Galapagos	Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru		w.	Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii		Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Florida, Georgia (s.e.), Louisiana (s.), Mississippi (s.), North Carolina (e.), South Carolina (e.)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sonora, Tamaulipas, Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis [Saint Kitts], Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], Virgin Islands (British) [Tortola]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana (n.), Suriname (n.), Venezuela (n.)
BRAZIL: Brazil (n.e.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia (n. & w.), Ecuador (w. & Galapagos), Peru (w.)

Naturalized
Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Howard, R. 1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:42.
Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401098. Accessed 17 April 2026.