| Hydrocleys | |
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| Hydrocleys martii | |
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| Hydrocleys nymphoides Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1833) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Hydrocleys Rich.1 |
| Type species | |
| Hydrocleys commersonii (syn of H. nymphoides) Rich.
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| 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 |
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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 | |
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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 Texas456 |
| Hydrocleys parviflora Seub. in C.F.P.von Martius | Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil |
References
References
- Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1815. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 1: 368
- "Hydrocleys". idtools.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- Biota of North America Program Image
- Australia, Atlas of Living. "Hydrocleys nymphoides | Atlas of Living Australia". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- "Hydrocleys nymphoides | SANBI". www.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
