Helanthium
| Helanthium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Helanthium[1] (Benth. & Hook.f.) Engelm. ex J.G.Sm. |
| Type species | |
| Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Britton. | |
| Species | |
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Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized:[2]
- Helanthium bolivianum (Rusby) Lehtonen & Myllys - southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America
- Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult.f.) J.G.Sm. in N.L.Britton - eastern United States (from Texas to Florida, north to Michigan and Massachusetts), southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America
- Helanthium zombiense (Jérémie) Lehtonen & Myllys - Jamaica, Island of Guadeloupe
References
- ↑ Engelmann, Georg ex Smith, Jared Gage in Britton, Nathaniel Lord. 1905. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. Second Edition 54.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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