Alismataceae

Hydrocleys Rich.

First published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 1: 368 (1815)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Fiji, Florida, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Society Is., Texas, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pereira-Silva, G.; Santos, A.J.B.; Moreira, G.A.; Pereira, J.B. [15190] Brazil K001589180 Yes
s.coll. [13280] Brazil K003192781 Yes
Souza, V.C.; Giulietti, A.M.; Atkins, S.; Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5167] Brazil K003192780 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Hind, D.J.N.; Pozo, P.; Villarroel, D. [24249] Bolivia K003192785 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0