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Hydrolea

Hydrolea is the only genus of the family Hydroleaceae of the order Solanales.

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Hydrolea
Hydrolea ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Hydroleaceae
R.Br. ex Edwards1
Genus: Hydrolea
L.
Species

H. brevistyla
H. corymbosa
H. elatior
H. floribunda
H. macrosepala
H. nigricaulis
H. ovata
H. palustris
H. prostrata
H. quadrivalvis
H. sansibarica
H. spinosa
H. uniflora
H. zeylanica
2

Hydrolea (false fiddleleaf)3 is the only genus of the family Hydroleaceae of the order Solanales.

Synonyms

  • H. capsularis synonym for Hydrolea spinosa L.4
  • H. glabra synonym for Hydrolea spinosa L.5
  • H. prostrata synonym for Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl6

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:2

References

References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. "Hydrolea L." Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  3. NRCS. "Hydrolea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. "Catalogue of Life: 20 December 2017 H. capsularis". Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. "Catalogue of Life: 20 December 2017 H. Glabra". Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. "Catalogue of Life: 20 December 2017 H. prostrata". Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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