Alismataceae

Echinodorus Rich.

First published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 1: 365 (1815)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Central & S. U.S.A. to Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina South, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bolivia, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Guyana, Haiti, Illinois, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Venezuela, Windward Is., Wisconsin

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Lehtonen, S. & Myllys, L. (2008). Cladistic analysis of Echinodorus (Alismataceae): simultaneous analysis of molecular and morphological data. Cladistics 24: 218-239.
  • Lehtonen, S. (2008 publ. 2009). An integative approach to species delimination in Echinodorus (Alismataceae) and the description of two new species. Kew Bulletin 63: 525-563.
  • Matias, L.Q. (2007). O Gênero Echinodorus (Alismataceae) no domínio da caatinga Brasileira. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 58: 743-774.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Wood, J.R.I. [23986] Bolivia K000524310 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Wood, J.R.I., et al. [25799] Bolivia K000524390 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Prance, G.T.,, Ramos, J.F., Farias, [7475] Brazil K000400528 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Schomburgk [220] Guyana K000098525 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Schomburgk [220] Guyana K000098524 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Klug, G. [2875] Peru K000098948 Isotype Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [21] Guyana K003193164 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; de Castro, R. [10698] Brazil K003193162 Yes
Schomburgh [563] Guyana K003193165 Yes
Thurn, E.F.I. [s.n.] Guyana K003193163 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [9151] Hong Kong K003193293 Yes
Schnell, R. [12248] Guyana K003193177 Yes
Hioram, B. [1015] K003193176 Yes
Paraguay K:SPC-22040.000 No
Schomburgk [563] Guyana K003193161 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Soto, D. [25404] Bolivia K003193209 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