Hydrocleys
| water poppy | |
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| Hydrocleys martii | |
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| Hydrocleys nymphoides Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1833) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | 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]
- 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
- ↑ Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1815. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 1: 368
- ↑ Aquarium and Pond Plants of the World
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program
- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia
- ↑ SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute), Biodiversity for Life, Hydrocleys nymphoides
External links
- US Department of Agriculture plants profile
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Plant Finder, Gardening Help, water poppy
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