Hydrocleys is a genus of aquatic plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere, though one is naturalized elsewhere and sold as an ornamental for decorative ponds and artificial aquatic habitats.[2] At present (May 2014), five species are recognized:[3]
Hydrocleys | |
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Hydrocleys martii | |
Hydrocleys nymphoides Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1833) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Hydrocleys Rich.[1] |
Type species | |
Hydrocleys commersonii (syn of H. nymphoides) Rich.
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Species | |
See text |
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Hydrocleys martii Seub. in C.F.P.von Martius | Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay | |
Hydrocleys mattogrossensis (Kuntze) Holm-Niels. & R.R.Haynes | Brazil, Bolivia | |
Hydrocleys modesta Pedersen | Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay | |
Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenau | widespread across South America, Central America, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and the Netherlands Antilles. Also naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas[4][5][6] | |
Hydrocleys parviflora Seub. in C.F.P.von Martius | Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil |
References
edit- ^ Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1815. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 1: 368
- ^ "Hydrocleys". idtools.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Biota of North America Program Image
- ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Hydrocleys nymphoides | Atlas of Living Australia". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "Hydrocleys nymphoides | SANBI". www.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2017-01-30.