Hydrocleys
Hydrocleys martii
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1833)
Scientific classification Edit this 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.
Species

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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]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Hydrocleys martii Seub. in C.F.P.von MartiusBrazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Hydrocleys mattogrossensis (Kuntze) Holm-Niels. & R.R.HaynesBrazil, Bolivia
Hydrocleys modesta PedersenBrazil, Argentina, Paraguay
Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenauwidespread 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 MartiusMexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil


References

  1. ↑ Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1815. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 1: 368
  2. ↑ "Hydrocleys". idtools.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program Image
  5. ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Hydrocleys nymphoides | Atlas of Living Australia". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  6. ↑ "Hydrocleys nymphoides | SANBI". www.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
Hydrocleys nymphoides
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