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Hydrocleys

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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]

Image Scientific name Distribution
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

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  1. ^ Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1815. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 1: 368
  2. ^ "Hydrocleys". idtools.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. 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.
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Hydrocleys nymphoides