Biology:Hydrocleys
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Short description: Genus of aquatic plants
| 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: | Tracheophytes |
| 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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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 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
- ↑ "Hydrocleys". http://idtools.org/id/aquariumplants/Aquarium_&_Pond_Plants_of_the_World/key/Aquarium_&_Pond_Plants/Media/Html/Fact_sheets/hydrocleys.html.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" (in en-GB). http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=278713.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program Image
- ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Hydrocleys nymphoides | Atlas of Living Australia" (in en-AU). http://bie.ala.org.au/species/HYDROCLEYS+NYMPHOIDES.
- ↑ "Hydrocleys nymphoides | SANBI" (in en). http://www.sanbi.org/information/infobases/invasive-alien-plant-alert/hydrocleys-nymphoides.
External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q2711750 entry
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